The Board granted an effective date of May 01, 2023, for the grant of a 100 percent disability evaluation for a lung disability.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence shows that while no specific claim for lung cancer was received until August 08, 2023, the claim for an increased rating for emphysema on May 01, 2023, will be construed as the proper effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- asthma, lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25054842
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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