The Board has granted a 60 percent initial disability rating for bronchial asthma with emphysema from January 28, 1982 until June 20, 2000 and then grants a 100 percent total disability rating from June 21, 2000. The issues of higher initial disability rating for allergic rhinitis in excess of 10 percent and entitlement to TDIU are addressed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's representative argued for a 60 percent disability rating for bronchial asthma with emphysema from January 1982 until June 20, 2000, which was granted by the Board in this decision.
- Claimed conditions
- bronchial asthma, emphysema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- June 17, 2015
- Citation
- 1525980
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