The Veteran's initial ratings for asthma with rhinitis and sleep apnea were restored, while the skin disorder claim was remanded.
The deciding factor: The restoration of an initial rating of 30 percent for asthma with rhinitis is warranted due to the error in combining the initial ratings for sleep apnea and asthma with rhinitis.
- Claimed conditions
- Asthma with rhinitis, Pseudofolliculitis barbae (razor bumps), Bilateral tinea pedis (athlete's foot), Onychomycosis (nail fungus)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 23, 2018
- Citation
- 18100843
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