The Board granted an earlier effective date of April 25, 2018, for the grant of a 30 percent disability rating for residuals of adenocarcinoma of the lung.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran's pulmonary function met the criteria for a 30 percent disability rating from April 25, 2018, and this was considered the earliest date entitlement arose.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of adenocarcinoma of the lung
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25017388
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,548 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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