The Veteran's service-connected recurrent bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax with asthma and bronchitis was rated as 30 percent disabling from December 19, 2011 onward. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet criteria for a compensable rating prior to December 19, 2011 due to asymptomatic condition and normal PFT results.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected recurrent bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax was rated as noncompensable prior to December 19, 2011 because the respiratory manifestations were not present or severe enough to warrant a compensable rating. From December 19, 2011 onward, the Veteran's bronchitis and asthma warranted a 30 percent disability rating based on their severity.
- Claimed conditions
- Recurrent Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax, Chronic Bronchitis and Asthma
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 1, 2018
- Citation
- 1812675
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