Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision 1706040
The deciding factor: The Veteran's residuals of left wrist fracture do not meet the criteria for ankylosis. His bronchial asthma does not meet the criteria for a higher rating as it is manifested by FEV-1 and FVC values within the 30 percent disability rating range, use of daily inhalational bronchodilator therapy and oral bronchodilator therapy, and courses of systemic corticosteroid twice within a one-year period.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of Left Wrist Fracture, Bronchial Asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2017
- Citation
- 1706040
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's erectile dysfunction, left knee osteoarthritis, and residuals of left wrist fracture are granted service connection. The Veteran is awarded a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss but not for the left knee or left wrist conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bronchial asthma, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a separate 50 percent disability rating for service-connected obstructive sleep apnea, as it is prohibited by law to assign separate ratings for coexisting respiratory disabilities.
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