The RO found that the veteran's asthma causes mild obstructive pulmonary impairment that is well controlled by occasional use of bronchodilators and does not necessitate daily inhalational or oral bronchodilator therapy. The 10 percent evaluation assigned for asthma under DC 6602 is therefore appropriate.
The deciding factor: The severity of the veteran's asthma was found to be mild, with normal pulmonary function tests results, which more nearly approximates the criteria for a 10 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code (DC) 6602.
- Claimed conditions
- Asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 4, 2005
- Citation
- 0526990
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