The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for service-connected sarcoidosis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, but denied a motion to revise the March 2021 rating decision based on clear and unmistakable error.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that the prior decision was undebatably wrong or that it would have resulted in a manifestly different outcome had the alleged errors been corrected.
- Claimed conditions
- Sarcoidosis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25051531
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.
What you can do next
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The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for service-connected sarcoidosis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, but denied a motion to revise the March 2021 rating decision based on clear and unmistakable error.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for service-connected sarcoidosis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, but denied a motion to revise the March 2021 rating decision based on clear and unmistakable error.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for service-connected sarcoidosis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, but denied a motion to revise the March 2021 rating decision based on clear and unmistakable error.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
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