The Veteran's residuals of a collapsed right lung are manifested by pleuritic chest pain and pulmonary impairment, with a FEV-1 (Forced Expiratory Volume in one second) of 72 percent predicted and a FEV-1/FVC ratio of 73 percent. The Board finds that the criteria for an evaluation of 10 percent, but no higher, are met prior to September 19, 2009.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's residuals of a collapsed right lung have been shown to be manifested by pleuritic chest pain and pulmonary impairment with FEV-1 (Forced Expiratory Volume in one second) of 72 percent predicted and a FEV-1/FVC ratio of 73 percent, which meets the criteria for a 10 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 6843.
- Claimed conditions
- Collapsed right lung
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 17, 2013
- Citation
- 1332228
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