The Board has granted service connection for bibasilar atelectasis and shortness of breath as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected pulmonary embolism.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in approximate balance, with reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran, who reported having shortness of breath during a VA examination. The Board found that his bibasilar atelectasis may be related to his service-connected pulmonary disability due to its description as a collapse in the bottom part of both lungs.
- Claimed conditions
- bibasilar atelectasis, shortness of breath
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- March 10, 2026
- Citation
- A26021513
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