Granted
The veteran's initial disability rating for lung cancer is granted at 60% effective from November 25, 2020.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lung disability symptoms more nearly approximated FEV-1 of 40 to 55 percent predicted.
- Claimed conditions
- adenocarcinoma of lung status post lobectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- January 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25006729
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