The Veteran's initial compensable disability rating for asbestosis with pleural plaques from November 23, 1993 to October 6, 1996 was denied. A 10 percent disability rating was granted for the period from October 7, 1996 to May 20, 1998. The claim for increased ratings since November 8, 2002 remains pending.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations conducted during this period did not provide sufficient post-bronchodilator FVC and DLCO findings as required by the rating criteria, leading to a denial of the initial compensable rating. The Veteran's current disability level was found to warrant a 10 percent rating from October 7, 1996 to May 20, 1998.
- Claimed conditions
- Asbestosis with pleural plaques
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2014
- Citation
- 1409376
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