The reduction from a 100% to a 10% disability rating for lung cancer was proper as the Veteran's condition is no longer active and in remission.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed that the Veteran's lung cancer had entered into remission without local recurrence or metastasis, which allowed for the reduction of his disability rating from 100% to 10%.
- Claimed conditions
- adenocarcinoma of the right upper lobe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 17, 2026
- Citation
- A26014463
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