The Board grants service connection for bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP) secondary to kidney transplant, liver cancer, and liver transplant.
The deciding factor: The Veteran meets the criteria for secondary service connection as he has a current disability of BOOP, is service connected for kidney transplant and diabetic neuropathy with renal dysfunction and chronic hypertension and for liver cancer and liver transplant status post cryptogenic cirrhosis, and his BOOP was caused by his immunocompromised state due to organ transplants and cancer treatments.
- Claimed conditions
- bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 22, 2025
- Citation
- 25015148
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