The Veteran's asthma was initially granted service connection with a noncompensable evaluation effective December 14, 2011. The claim for an increased rating to 30 percent was denied until the April 2015 decision, which assigned the effective date of April 22, 2014.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's asthma did not meet the schedular criteria for a compensable evaluation prior to April 2014. The evidence first showed daily use of inhalational anti-inflammatory medication and inhalation bronchodilator therapy in June 2014, which was the earliest date as of which an increase in disability was ascertainable.
- Claimed conditions
- asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 4, 2018
- Citation
- 18131664
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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