The Veteran's service-connected reactive airway disease is shown to be productive of complaints that include shortness of breath, wheezing and coughing, but not pulmonary function testing showing FEV-1 of 40 to 55 percent predicted; FEV-1/FVC of 40 to 55 percent. The Veteran's disability does not meet the criteria for an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and medical records do not show that the Veteran's reactive airway disease meets or approximates the criteria for a higher rating under DC 6602, as his FEV-1/FVC ratio is consistently above 40 to 55 percent predicted.
- Claimed conditions
- Reactive Airway Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 26, 2017
- Citation
- 1760042
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