The Veteran's asthma is currently rated at 10 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,The Veteran's interstitial cystitis is currently rated at 40 percent, which meets the criteria for this rating. The Veteran does not have urinary dysfunction requiring an appliance or absorbent materials changed more than four times per day.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's asthma symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under Diagnostic Code 6602.,The Veteran's interstitial cystitis meets the criteria for a 40% rating, as she does not have urinary dysfunction requiring an appliance or absorbent materials changed more than four times per day.
- Claimed conditions
- Asthma, Interstitial Cystitis, Migraines, Psychiatric Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2012
- Citation
- 1237303
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