The Board recharacterized the Veteran's lung or respiratory disability as involving benign lung neoplasms associated with TERA participation and removed a duplicative 30 percent disability rating for asthma, effective November 20, 2024.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the need to avoid prohibited pyramiding by recharacterizing the Veteran's condition under Diagnostic Code 6820 for benign neoplasms and removing a duplicative rating for asthma.
- Claimed conditions
- benign lung neoplasms associated with TERA participation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- April 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25034798
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.
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