The Board has granted a 100 percent rating for asbestosis effective February 25, 2021. The Veteran's pre-bronchodilator PFT results showed FVC at 69% predicted and DLCO at 96%, while post-bronchodilator results were FVC at 72% predicted and DLCO at 22.4%. These results meet the criteria for a 100 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's DLCO (SB) result of 22.4% predicted is less than 40%, meeting the criteria for a 100 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 6604.
- Claimed conditions
- Asbestosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2021
- Citation
- 21024649
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