The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected granulomas as of February 12, 2014. The decision resolves any doubt in favor of the Veteran and finds that his decreased pulmonary functioning was mainly due to his service-connected granulomas.
The deciding factor: The January 2021 examiner concluded that the PFT findings from February 2014 were mainly affected by the Veteran's service-connected pulmonary granulomas, resolving any doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- granulomas
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21028809
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