The Board granted service connection for restrictive lung disease, finding it related to the Veteran's toxic exposure risk activities during military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence established a current diagnosis of restrictive lung disease, in-service toxic exposure risk activities, and a medical nexus between the two.
- Claimed conditions
- restrictive lung disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25030836
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected restrictive lung disease to correct a duty-to-assist error.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for restrictive lung disease due to conflicting medical evidence and a need for additional testing.
- Dismissed
The appeal for issues related to eczema, IBS, headaches, liver disability, enlarged prostate and urinary frequency, allergic rhinitis, and restrictive lung disease were dismissed. The claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for allergic rhinitis was denied.
- Denied
The Board denied a compensable rating for internal or external hemorrhoids, chronic peri rectal abscess and remanded the claim for service connection for restrictive lung disease.
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