The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for her service-connected reactive airway disease, history of asthma, was denied prior to March 10, 2016. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PFT results were not medically suitable for interpretation and there were no interpretable PFT data available during the relevant appeals period to establish that she exhibited FEV-1 or FEV-1/FVC of 55 percent or less. The evidence did not show at least three intermittent courses of systemic corticosteroids in a one-year period, required at least monthly visits to a physician for required care of exacerbations, required the daily use of systemic high dose corticosteroids or immuno-suppressive medications, or had more than one asthma attack per week with episodes of respiratory failure.
- Claimed conditions
- Reactive airway disease (history of asthma)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19149744
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
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