The Veteran's pneumothorax disability was granted a 100 percent rating effective January 22, 2014. The issues of entitlement to a higher rating for supraventricular arrhythmias and TDIU were dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s symptomology warranted a 100 percent rating as he was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension in September 2010, which occurred more than one year prior to the August 31, 2012 claim being filed. The effective date is set at January 22, 2014.
- Claimed conditions
- supraventricular arrhythmias, status post spontaneous pneumothorax of the right chest with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema, and history of calcification of the right upper lungs
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19182368
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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