The Board has granted a 30 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected exercise-induced asthma from November 1, 2004 to March 11, 2008.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed that the Veteran's FEV-1/FVC ratio was 63.7% predicted, which meets the criteria for a 30 percent disability rating under Diagnostic Code 6602.
- Claimed conditions
- Exercise-induced asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 4, 2011
- Citation
- 1104699
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