The Board granted service connection for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and denied a compensable rating for hypothyroidism associated with herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicides during his service in Vietnam, while a compensable rating was not warranted due to the lack of residuals or symptoms within six months of initial diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, hypothyroidism associated with herbicide exposure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- April 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25032098
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for pulmonary hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's already service-connected idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as well as claims for Dependency and Indemity Compensation (DIC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1318, accrued benefits, and additional nonservice-connected burial benefits.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for cause of death to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the Veteran's prior medical history.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis was dismissed as the Board had already granted it in a previous decision, and the AOJ assigned an effective date of August 30, 2022.
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