The Board has restored the Veteran's 100% disability rating for adenocarcinoma of the lung, effective February 1, 2012. The issue of entitlement to TDIU is moot as the Veteran now has a 100% disability rating.
The deciding factor: The reduction in disability rating was not warranted due to improvement in the Veteran's condition, and his current respiratory problems are primarily attributed to COPD rather than adenocarcinoma of the lung.
- Claimed conditions
- adenocarcinoma of the lung, COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 2, 2018
- Citation
- 1807075
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- Denied
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