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
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,017 · Granted: 36% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran experienced tinnitus during his active duty service.
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