The Board granted a 60 percent disability rating for residuals of inactive tuberculosis from March 21, 2020 to February 24, 2021.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence of record revealed post-bronchodilator results of FVC between 50-64 percent predicted and FEV-1 between 40-55 percent predicted, which meet the criteria for a 60 percent rating under DC 6600.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of tuberculosis, pulmonary mycobacterial infection, chronic cough, hemoptysis, bronchiectasis, shortness of breath
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- March 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25027101
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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