The Veteran's service-connected bronchial asthma with COPD is rated at 60 percent effective September 18, 2017. The rating for prior periods remains unchanged.
The deciding factor: The VA found that the Veteran’s FEV-1 and FEV1/FVC ratio were between 40 to 55 percent post-bronchodilator, meeting the criteria for a 60% rating under Diagnostic Code 6602 (asthma) or 6604 (COPD).
- Claimed conditions
- Bronchial Asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- January 31, 2020
- Citation
- 20008293
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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