The Veteran's lung cancer was diagnosed within one year prior to his claim and an effective date of December 19, 2014 is granted.,A rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss is denied.,An initial 20 percent rating for scars associated with sigmoid stricture with diverting colostomy and cecostomy tube placement prior to November 1, 2011 is granted. A rating in excess of 20 percent beginning on November 1, 2011 is denied.,An initial rating in excess of 30 percent for ischemic heart disease is denied.

The deciding factor: The effective date of the award of service connection for lung cancer is granted based on the earliest date of entitlement to service connection, which is December 19, 2014, as the clinical evidence demonstrates that the lung cancer was diagnosed within one year prior to submission of the claim.

Claimed conditions

lung cancer, bilateral hearing loss, scars associated with sigmoid stricture with diverting colostomy and cecostomy tube placement

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

10%

Decision date

January 25, 2022

Citation

22003847

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