The Board granted a 100 percent rating for the Veteran's s/p diaphragmatic plication surgery with residual shortness of breath based on the DLCO score of 39 percent predicted, which meets the criteria for a 100 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 6600.
The deciding factor: The Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran and awarded a 100 percent rating due to the DLCO score meeting the criteria for this rating, despite the examiner's rationale being deemed inadequate.
- Claimed conditions
- status post diaphragmatic plication surgery with residual shortness of breath
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25038862
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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