The veteran's bronchial asthma was rated at 10 percent prior to December 15, 1999 and has been rated at 60 percent effective November 17, 2004. The rating of 30 percent from December 15, 1999 to November 16, 2004 remains unchanged.
The deciding factor: The veteran's bronchial asthma was characterized by intermittent inhalational or oral bronchodilator therapy prior to December 15, 1999 and daily inhalational or oral bronchodilator therapy from December 15, 1999 through November 16, 2004. Effective November 17, 2004, the veteran's condition required visits to a physician for exacerbations, courses of systemic corticosteroids, and had FEV-1/FVC below 56 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- bronchial asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0636890
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