Partly granted
The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's pulmonary nodule disability and remanded claims for service connection for tinnitus and obstructive sleep apnea, secondary to tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The FEV-1/FVC ratio of 77 percent pre-bronchodilator met the criteria for a 10 percent rating under DC 6600. The remand was due to an inadequate VA opinion regarding the Veteran's tinnitus and its potential link to in-service noise exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- pulmonary nodule disability (lung nodules as a result of asbestos exposure), tinnitus, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), secondary to tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25015546
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