The Board granted a 60 percent rating for asthma, but remanded the issues of service connection for a right shoulder disability and cervical strain.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's asthma met the criteria for a 60 percent rating based on pulmonary function test results. The other claims were remanded due to inadequate VA medical opinions that failed to consider continuity of symptoms since military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Asthma, Right shoulder disability, Cervical strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- May 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25043433
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.
What you can do next
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