The veteran's reactive airway disease is rated at 30 percent, and he has been granted service connection for a small patent foramen ovale. Other claims of service connection are denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran's reactive airway disease met the criteria for a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 6602 due to his FEV-1/FVC ratio being between 56 and 70 percent predicted, warranting a 30 percent evaluation. The small patent foramen ovale was also service connected as it did not cause any significant symptoms or disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disability, reactive airway disease, diabetes mellitus, hearing loss, lumbosacral strain, pes planus (right foot), allergic rhinitis (claimed as nose/sinus condition), small patent foramen ovale (claimed as chest pain), left hip strain, left wrist condition, residuals of Bell's palsy, hypertension, gastrointestinal/stomach condition, hemorrhoids, sycosis barbae (claimed as skin discoloration, pimples, and cysts), shin splits, right leg
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 10, 2005
- Citation
- 0503501
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