The Veteran's asbestosis disability is rated at 100% effective March 12, 2018. Prior to that date, the rating was 60%. The Board found no evidence of a higher rating for any period.
The deciding factor: Pulmonary function tests showed FVC less than 50 percent predicted and oxygen therapy required as of March 12, 2018.
- Claimed conditions
- Asbestosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 15, 2020
- Citation
- A20015645
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for asbestosis, bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), rhinitis, sinusitis, and asthma. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was also denied a compensable rating.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of August 26, 2010 for the award of a 30 percent evaluation for COPD, asbestosis, and lung cancer.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss and an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for asbestosis, while remanding a claim for service connection for coronary artery disease.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep disturbance, and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for cervical spine nerve damage to include residual surgical scars was dismissed due to a procedural defect in the notice of disagreement. The claim for asbestosis was denied due to lack of evidence supporting a current disability.
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