Granted
The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating based on multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities for the period on appeal prior to May 31, 2016.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supported that the Veteran had multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities that clearly interfered with normal employment during the relevant period.
- Claimed conditions
- right pneumothorax, left pneumothorax
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- 25012347
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