The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for restrictive lung disease was denied as the evidence did not show an FEV-1 between 40 to 55 percent of predicted, which would be required for a 60 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The last PFT showed an FEV-1 of 68% of predicted, which is within the range for a 30 percent rating and not sufficient for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- restrictive lung disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2010
- Citation
- 1016786
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What this means for you
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