The Veteran's service-connected interstitial lung disease prior to January 8, 2017 was not manifested by FVC less than 50 percent of predicted or DLCO (SB) less than 40 percent of predicted, thus the claim for an increased rating is denied.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence showed that the Veteran's interstitial lung disease did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation at any time during the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20014959
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