The Board has found the evidence currently of record sufficient to substantiate the veteran's entitlement to a 10 percent evaluation for bronchial asthma. The RO should address the merits of her bilateral foot disability and right forearm injury claims in a supplemental statement of the case.
The deciding factor: The VA examination report provided FEV-1/FVC measurements, which warranted a 10% rating under Diagnostic Code 6602 for bronchial asthma. The examiner did not provide an opinion regarding etiology or service connection for bilateral foot disability and right forearm injury.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot disability, residuals of right forearm injury
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 14, 2004
- Citation
- 0418696
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