The Veteran's asthma with chronic bronchitis was evaluated at a 30 percent disability rating under the criteria for direct service connection. The VA examiner found that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on FEV-1 or FVC measurements, and he did not require systemic corticosteroids or immunosuppressive medications.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's respiratory disability did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under Diagnostic Code 6602 due to his poor effort during PFTs which rendered the results unreliable.
- Claimed conditions
- asthma with chronic bronchitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 26, 2017
- Citation
- 1748230
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