The veteran's service-connected small airway disease with restrictive component and history of bronchitis is currently rated at 30 percent, but the evidence does not support an increase in rating.
The deciding factor: The pre-bronchodilator FEV-1 was 71% of predicted, post-bronchodilator FEV-1 was 60% of predicted, and FEV-1/FVC was 69% of predicted. These results do not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- small airway disease, restrictive lung disease, respiratory alkalosis, chronic bronchitis, COPD, emphysema, bronchial asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 23, 2000
- Citation
- 0007879
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