The Veteran's bronchial asthma has been granted a 60% rating, effective as of the date of this decision. The issue of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea secondary to his bronchial asthma is remanded. The TDIU claim remains pending.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's bronchial asthma has manifested with FEV-1 at 47% predicted value, requiring daily use of steroid inhalers and oral medications, which meets the criteria for a 60% rating under DC 6602. The issue of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea secondary to his bronchial asthma is remanded due to conflicting medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- bronchial asthma, obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20010207
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