The Board has determined that the veteran's disability meets the criteria for a 60 percent disability rating, but not greater, under DC 6844.
The deciding factor: The VA examination findings showed pre-bronchodilator FEV-1 of 69% predicted and post-bronchodilator FEV-1 of 64%, which falls within the criteria for a 60 percent rating under DC 6844.
- Claimed conditions
- pleuritis, residuals of abscess, residuals of a left lower lobectomy with resection of the left VI rib
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- September 27, 2007
- Citation
- 0730585
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