The Veteran's asthma with COPD was rated at 30 percent prior to July 2, 2021 and at 60 percent thereafter. The appeal for higher ratings is denied.,The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic code, and the Veteran was found unemployable due to his service-connected disability but also had other factors impacting employment.
- Claimed conditions
- asthma with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2021
- Citation
- 21067663
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation from December 28, 2010, to August 26, 2016. The Board granted the TDIU on an extraschedular basis for this period.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for headache attributed to RCVS and persistent thunderclap headache, restored a disability rating of 60 percent for asthma with COPD, denied an initial rating greater than 60 percent for asthma with COPD, denied an initial rating greater than 10 percent for RCVS and aphasia, granted separate ratings for muscle weakness in the upper and lower extremities due to RCVS, denied a higher rating for myocardial infarction with arteriosclerotic heart disease, granted TDIU from August 23, 2023, and granted an effective date of August 23, 2023, for DEA benefits.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a disability rating of 30 percent for asthma with COPD prior to October 30, 2024, but the claim for a higher rating was denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection of asthma with COPD, as the claim was granted under the PACT Act on August 10, 2022.
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