The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for his service-connected pulmonary disability, as the evidence did not support a 10 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The FEV-1/FVC value was calculated to be 102 percent of predicted, which is within normal range and does not warrant a compensable rating under the applicable criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- pulmonary disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2009
- Citation
- 0902651
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
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