The veteran's respiratory disability, characterized as bronchiectasis, has been rated at 30 percent since December 22, 1951. The current rating remains unchanged.
The deciding factor: Pulmonary function tests results have shown FEV1 and FVC values greater than 56% predicted, which is consistent with the veteran's current disability level of moderate severity.
- Claimed conditions
- Bronchiectasis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 4, 2005
- Citation
- 0502819
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Decisions by this judge: 1,325 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development due to inadequate etiology opinions and inextricably intertwined issues of service connection and TDIU.
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