The Veteran was granted an initial rating of 60 percent for COPD with asthma, a TDIU effective from August 3, 2020, and SMC at the housebound rate from the same date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's COPD with asthma required intermittent courses of systemic corticosteroids, which warranted an initial rating of 60 percent. The Veteran was also found to be unemployable due to his service-connected COPD alone and had additional disabilities rated at least 60 percent that were separate and distinct.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) with asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- November 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25098651
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