The Board found that the original grant of service connection for restrictive lung disease was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous, thus granting restoration of service connection.
The deciding factor: The Board determined there was no clear and unmistakable error in the original grant of service connection due to conflicting evidence regarding the severity of the Veteran's restrictive lung disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Restrictive lung disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- March 23, 2026
- Citation
- A26025847
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