The Board has granted a 100 percent rating for pleural plaques, finding that the Veteran's service-connected condition is responsible for his need for outpatient oxygen therapy. The decision also notes that there was substantial compliance with previous remand directives.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s requirement for home oxygen therapy is due to his service-connected pleural plaques and not related to his nonservice-connected emphysema, which contributed to his overall respiratory condition.
- Claimed conditions
- pleural plaques (claimed as asbestosis), emphysema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- August 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19162401
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