The Board denied an initial compensable rating for interstitial pulmonary fibrosis as the Veteran's condition did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's interstitial pulmonary fibrosis was found to be manifested by subjective reports of shortness of breath and dyspnea with exertion, but did not more nearly approximate FVC or DLCO (SB) values that would warrant a compensable rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Interstitial pulmonary fibrosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25027563
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,017 · Granted: 36% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for interstitial pulmonary fibrosis as secondary to in-service exposure to toxins from explosives and mortars, and for bladder cancer as secondary to in-service exposure to forever chemicals.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted an effective date of February 12, 2019, for the grant of service connection for interstitial pulmonary fibrosis based on a liberalizing law.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) prior to June 12, 2024, and denied all other claims including service connection for various respiratory conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 60 percent for interstitial pulmonary fibrosis, effective August 10, 2022.
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