The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 60 percent for his residuals of a shell fragment wound to the right lung, finding that the current 60 percent rating adequately reflects the severity of his condition based on recent PFT results.
The deciding factor: The most recent PFT results do not meet the criteria for a higher rating as they show FEV-1 and FEV-1/FVC within the range required for a 60 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a shell fragment wound to the right lung
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- May 13, 2022
- Citation
- 22028435
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