The Veteran's chronic cough has been rated at 30 percent since June 12, 2009 and remains at that level. The Board found the evidence did not warrant a higher rating as there was no indication of more than daily inhalational or oral bronchodilator therapy.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed consistent use of daily inhalational or oral bronchodilators but FEV-1 and FEV-1/FVC were well over 55 percent for the entire period on appeal, thus not meeting criteria for a higher rating under DC 6602.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Cough
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 23, 2018
- Citation
- 18128535
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