The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected bronchitis, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher than 10 percent disability rating.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed FEV-1 and DLCO (SB) values consistent with no more than a 10 percent rating for bronchitis.
- Claimed conditions
- Bronchitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 22, 2001
- Citation
- 0105355
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