The Board granted an initial disability rating of 60 percent for asthma and COPD, but denied higher ratings for other conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's FEV-1 was 54% predicted, meeting the criteria for a 60% rating under DC 6602. However, the claims for increased ratings for other conditions were not supported by the evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Asthma with COPD, Degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine with IVDS, Schizoaffective disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- June 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25050179
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,240 · Granted: 28% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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