The Veteran's asthma with history of bronchitis is rated at 60 percent, the maximum rating available under Diagnostic Code 6602. The effective date remains unchanged as it was granted on September 18, 2014.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the Veteran’s condition warranted a disability rating of 60 percent based on his need for intermittent (at least three times per year) courses of systemic corticosteroids and daily use of inhalational bronchodilator therapy and anti-inflammatory medication.
- Claimed conditions
- Asthma with history of bronchitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19189453
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