The Veteran's sarcoidosis is currently rated at 30 percent disabling, effective from May 7, 2007 to December 13, 2010.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found intermittent but occasional steroid usage and noted that the sarcoidosis was not in an active phase. The pulmonary function tests showed mild deficit with FVC at 96.7 percent predicted, FEV-1 at 100 percent predicted, and DLCO at 88.4 percent predicted.
- Claimed conditions
- sarcoidosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 9, 2018
- Citation
- 1801310
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for sarcoidosis as new and relevant evidence has been received since the previous denial.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for major depressive disorder, tinnitus, sleep apnea, and a gastrointestinal disability due to untimeliness of the VA Form 10182. The appeal for service connection for sarcoidosis was denied based on the lack of evidence supporting a current disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for sarcoidosis as additional development is necessary.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to revision of prior rating decisions on grounds of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) for further development.
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