The Veteran is granted an effective date of January 15, 2014 for a total disability rating for his service-connected asthma. The decision acknowledges the factually ascertainable increase in the Veteran's asthma on that date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran experienced a factually ascertainable increase in his asthma symptoms on January 15, 2014, which led to an increased prednisone dosage recommendation from his VA clinician.
- Claimed conditions
- Asthma, COPD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- August 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19161680
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