The Board found that the Veteran's respiratory disability warranted a 30 percent evaluation as of May 24, 2004. The effective date was assigned based on the fact that his condition met the criteria for a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 6600 (chronic bronchitis) during the one year period prior to May 24, 2004.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's respiratory disability first met the criteria for a 30 percent evaluation on August 2, 2004, as evidenced by his pulmonary function test results from that date.
- Claimed conditions
- Respiratory Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 17, 2010
- Citation
- 1030774
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