The Veteran's asthma is rated at 30 percent, which does not meet the minimum percentage requirements for a TDIU. The weight of the evidence indicates that his service-connected disability alone does not prevent him from obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s asthma does not render him unemployable as there is no medical evidence showing he cannot perform the physical and mental acts required by employment due to his service-connected condition alone.
- Claimed conditions
- asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19147910
What this means for you
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection for asthma, as he did not file a claim or intent to file a claim within one year of his separation from service.
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