The veteran's asthma requires daily inhalation or oral bronchodilator therapy, warranting a 30 percent rating. Her low back disorder is rated at 20 percent due to moderate limitation of lumbar motion.
The deciding factor: The veteran's asthma required daily inhalation or oral bronchodilator therapy, which meets the criteria for a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 6602.
- Claimed conditions
- asthma, low back disorder (levoscoliosis with spurring at L1-L2)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 2, 2003
- Citation
- 0308368
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