Denied
The Board denied a compensable rating for mild pleurisy, residual of recurrent pleuritic pain to include OSA based on the evidence not supporting a higher rating under any diagnostic code.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a higher rating as there are no PFT findings or needed treatment that would justify a compensable rating.
- Claimed conditions
- mild pleurisy, residual of recurrent pleuritic pain, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2025
- Citation
- 25002049
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