The veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for his service-connected upper respiratory condition was granted, with a 30 percent evaluation effective from November 2, 1994.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the veteran's symptoms have remained essentially unchanged since November 1994 and are adequately addressed by the current 30 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- upper respiratory condition manifested by sinus pressure/pain, congestion, cough, headaches and ear pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 2, 2003
- Citation
- 0311087
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Decisions by this judge: 1,458 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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