The Board denied a compensable evaluation for histoplasmosis of the right lung, finding that the Veteran's symptoms do not warrant such a rating based on his intermittent dyspnea and non-productive coughing.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show productive cough or hemoptysis, which are required for a 50% rating under DC 6834-9.
- Claimed conditions
- histoplasmosis of the right lung
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 22, 2017
- Citation
- 1705341
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