The Board restored the 30 percent disability rating for restrictive lung defect and denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent.
The deciding factor: The reduction was improper as it did not follow the required procedural guidelines, and the evidence did not support a finding of sustained material improvement.
- Claimed conditions
- restrictive lung defect
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25041989
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,451 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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