The VA has granted a 30 percent disability rating for the veteran's bronchial asthma since September 4, 1997. The veteran does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the veteran’s FEV-1 is no lower than 94% of predicted value and FEV-1/FVC is no lower than 74%, which do not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating under Diagnostic Code 6602.
- Claimed conditions
- Bronchial Asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0631444
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