The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his right lobe bronchiectasis with COPD and service connection for emphysema were denied. The Veteran did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation prior to January 14, 2005, or from November 20, 2007 through February 19, 2015, but his right lobe bronchiectasis with COPD was rated at 60 percent effective February 20, 2015. The Veteran's claim for service connection for emphysema secondary to the service-connected right lobe bronchiectasis with COPD was also denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under Diagnostic Codes 6600 and 6601, which are used for chronic bronchitis and bronchiectasis respectively. The Veteran's claim for service connection for emphysema secondary to his COPD was denied as there is no evidence that the emphysema is causally or etiologically related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral tinea pedis, Right lobe bronchiectasis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2016
- Citation
- 1644646
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