The veteran's asthma is currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling, and his residuals of excision of a mass from the left triceps muscle are also rated at 10 percent. The Board has granted these evaluations.
The deciding factor: The veteran's asthma met the criteria for a 10 percent evaluation under the revised rating criteria effective October 7, 1996, due to his FEV-1 of 97% predicted and FEV-1/FVC of 107% predicted. The residuals of excision of a mass from the left triceps muscle were also rated at 10 percent based on the current functional impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Asthma, Residuals of excision of mass from left triceps muscle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 19, 2001
- Citation
- 0125005
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