The veteran's asthma was initially granted service connection and assigned a noncompensable evaluation effective from December 31, 1992. The RO later increased the rating to 10 percent effective from July 30, 2002, based on findings consistent with FEV-1 of 56 to 70 percent predicted and daily inhalational or oral bronchodilator therapy.
The deciding factor: The veteran's asthma was productive of mild impairment most of the time but required intermittent treatment for exacerbations from September 24, 1999, forward.
- Claimed conditions
- Asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0616904
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