The Veteran's lung cancer and service-connected COPD have been granted. The rating for COPD has been increased to 60 percent.
The deciding factor: The March 2017 VA examination results showed DLCO between 40 and 55 percent, meeting the criteria for a higher 60 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- August 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19161598
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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.
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