The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation in excess of 10 percent for pulmonary insufficiency because the evidence showed that the condition did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record throughout the rating period showed the Veteran's pulmonary insufficiency manifested no worse than FEV-1 of 71- to 80-percent predicted value, or; the ratio of FEV-1/FVC of 71 to 80percent, or; Diffusion Capacity of the Lung for Carbon Monoxide by the Single Breath Method (DLCO (SB)) of 66- to 80-percent predicted.
- Claimed conditions
- pulmonary insufficiency
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25007125
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Denied
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