Partly granted
The veteran's rating for lung cancer was reduced to 0% but service connection for COPD and emphysema as secondary conditions was granted.
The deciding factor: The reduction in the Veteran's rating for his service-connected small cell adenocarcinoma of the lung status-post lobectomy from 100 percent to 0 percent, effective October 1, 2024, was proper under Diagnostic Code 6819.
- Claimed conditions
- small cell adenocarcinoma of the lung status-post lobectomy, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25004300
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