The Veteran's bronchial asthma with COPD resulted in a FEV-1 of less than 40 percent predicted, warranting an initial rating of 100% as of August 4, 2016. The effective date for the award is set at August 4, 2016.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bronchial asthma with COPD resulted in a FEV-1 less than 40 percent predicted, meeting the criteria for a 100% rating under Diagnostic Code 6602.
- Claimed conditions
- bronchial asthma with COPD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 16, 2022
- Citation
- 22064238
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