The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for asthma, as the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the criteria outlined in Diagnostic Code 6602.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's FEV-1 and FEV-1/FVC were higher than 40 to 55 percent predicted, and he did not require monthly visits to a physician for required care of exacerbations or intermittent courses of systemic corticosteroids.
- Claimed conditions
- Asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25048930
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for asthma from August 23, 2021 to May 14, 2022.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a heart condition as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lymphedema and granted an initial 20% rating for a painful and unstable scar on the right mid-shin, effective April 14, 2022. Other claims were remanded.
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