The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected lobectomy, right middle and lower lobes, with bronchitis is manifested by dyspnea with moderate obstruction on cardiopulmonary exercise tests and an FEV1 of 51 percent. The criteria for a 60 percent evaluation have been met.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected lobectomy, right middle and lower lobes, with bronchitis is manifested by dyspnea with moderate obstruction on cardiopulmonary exercise tests and an FEV1 of 51 percent, which more nearly approximates to a 60 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 6844.
- Claimed conditions
- lobectomy, right middle and lower lobes, bronchitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- June 24, 2002
- Citation
- 0206747
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