The Board denied service connection for a respiratory disorder, restored the 60 percent rating for CAD effective October 1, 2013, and granted TDIU from June 18, 2009 to August 2, 2017.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's respiratory disorder was related to his service or herbicide exposure. The Board found that the Veteran's respiratory condition was more likely due to his long history of smoking and other environmental exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- January 4, 2023
- Citation
- 23000407
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a respiratory disorder, heart disorder, diabetes mellitus type II, and hypertension, as well as entitlement to a special monthly pension, due to insufficient evidence regarding in-service exposure to herbicide agents.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's motion for revision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in an April 2022 rating decision, as it was not properly raised with the AOJ first.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy and panic disorder, but denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and a respiratory disorder.
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