The Veteran's service-connected recurrent pneumonia with lung scarring has rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to the combined effects of his service-connected disability and other non-service-connected respiratory conditions.
The deciding factor: VA medical opinions were in approximate balance regarding whether symptoms could be attributed specifically to the service-connected condition, leading to reasonable doubt which was resolved in favor of attributing all symptoms to the service-connected recurrent pneumonia with lung scarring.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent pneumonia with lung scarring, asthma, emphysema, COPD, chronic bronchitis, pulmonary fibrosis (lung scarring), bronchiectasis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 27, 2024
- Citation
- 24034716
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