The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection and a higher disability rating for his bronchial asthma. The RO granted service connection in July 1998 with a 30 percent rating effective October 29, 1997.
The deciding factor: The VA found that the veteran's claims were not well-grounded due to abandonment of previous claims and insufficient evidence for an earlier effective date. The current disability rating was consistent with the criteria set by the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities (Schedule).
- Claimed conditions
- bronchial asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 23, 2000
- Citation
- 0007905
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