The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a respiratory disorder and granted service connection, but did not grant an initial compensable rating. The Veteran's hypertension, bilateral plantar fasciitis, paradoxical vocal cord mobility, left shoulder scar, and right hammer toes were all rated at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence of a respiratory disorder separate from the already service-connected paradoxical vocal cord mobility.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory disorder (asthma)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 25, 2014
- Citation
- 1433377
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