The Veteran's exercise-induced asthma has not resulted in the required pulmonary function test results for a higher rating, and does not require at least monthly visits to a physician or intermittent courses of systemic corticosteroids. Therefore, an initial rating in excess of 30 percent is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's exercise-induced asthma did not meet the criteria for a 60 percent rating based on FEV-1/FVC results and required at least monthly visits to a physician or intermittent courses of systemic corticosteroids.
- Claimed conditions
- Exercise-induced asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2013
- Citation
- 1304511
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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