The Veteran was granted a 60 percent rating for bronchial asthma from July 30, 1992 to March 25, 2018. An earlier effective date for the award of service connection for persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress was denied.
The deciding factor: The severity of the Veteran's asthma symptoms, including marked dyspnea on exertion between attacks and the need for chronic low dose oral or parenteral corticosteroids, supported a 60 percent rating. The record did not show a formal or informal claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder prior to February 24, 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- bronchial asthma, persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- April 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25037794
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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