The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's pulmonary sarcoidosis, finding that it did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on systemic high dose corticosteroids or severe limitations in lung function.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show the need for systemic high-dose corticosteroids to control the condition or severe limitations in lung function as required by Diagnostic Codes 6846 and 6600, respectively.
- Claimed conditions
- pulmonary sarcoidosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 15, 2002
- Citation
- 0214347
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- Denied
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