The Veteran's asbestosis was rated at a maximum of 10 percent, the highest available rating under the applicable diagnostic code.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s DCLO (DLCO) was 79 percent predicted, which is within the range for a 10% disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- pleural asbestosis, rounded atelectasis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19187405
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Decisions by this judge: 3,319 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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