The Veteran's respiratory disability, characterized by adenosquamous cell carcinoma of the lung post-lobectomy right lung, was rated at 10 percent prior to January 6, 2020 and at 60 percent thereafter. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for an increased rating exceeding these levels.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and PFT results provided were inadequate or insufficient to support a higher rating based on the current severity of the Veteran's respiratory disability, which was rated as noncompensable prior to January 6, 2020, and at 60 percent thereafter.
- Claimed conditions
- adenosquamous cell carcinoma of the lung
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- December 3, 2020
- Citation
- 20077027
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