The Veteran's service-connected COPD has not been manifested by post-bronchodilator Forced Expiatory Volume in one second (FEV-1) worse than 80 percent predicated value, and therefore, the criteria for entitlement to an initial compensable evaluation have not been met.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PFTs did not meet the required FEV-1 or FEV-1/FVC values for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 6604.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19194278
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