The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for asthma with chronic bronchitis as the evidence did not support a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The October 2023 VA examination findings and medical records did not show the Veteran's condition met the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 6602.
- Claimed conditions
- asthma with chronic bronchitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25058025
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Decisions by this judge: 1,812 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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