The Board granted a 30 percent rating for lung cancer residuals, status post left upper lobectomy, based on the Veteran's daily use of inhalation therapy.
The deciding factor: A 30 percent rating is warranted under DC 6602 due to the Veteran's daily use of prescribed inhalation therapy for his shortness of breath symptoms attributed to his service-connected lung cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- lung cancer, status post left upper lobectomy, shortness of breath
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25049438
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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