Va Disability Rating Exercise Induced Asthma

I am rated 10 disabled at tis time for asthma and I believed I am entitle 30 because I use a daily bronchodilators precribed from the VA Hospital as Advair Albuterol and the often used of a nebulizer for my asthma attacks.

Va disability rating exercise induced asthma. 6830 Radiation-induced pulmonary pneumonitis and fibrosis. I went to sick call and was prescribed the above medication during my combat tours. The book states the FEVs or daily inhalational or oral bronchodilator therapy. Thats because a person cant be more than 100 able-bodied.

The VA rates asthma based off the following. The asthma was determined to be exercise induced. Occupational asthma triggered by workplace irritants such as chemical fumes gases or dust. However knowing the standards the VA uses to rate asthma can be a huge help in your fight against the VA.

VA disability ratings are meant to compensate veterans for the loss of earning capacity due to their service-connected condition. Agent Orange and Liver Cirrhosis. VA Disability Benefits for Eye Conditions. We do this to make sure that your total VA disability rating doesnt add up to more than 100.

6831 Hypersensitivity pneumonitis extrinsic allergic alveolitis. Physical examination showed mild to intermittent asthma referencing the PFT results on 4 May 2009 showing methacholine challenge test with 20 drop in FEV1 and positive bronchodilator response. In that decision the RO found that the Veteran had submitted new and material evidence sufficient to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection for asthma but then proceeded to deny the asthma. General Rating Formula for Interstitial Lung Disease diagnostic codes 6825 through 6833.

6829 Drug-induced pulmonary pneumonitis and fibrosis. However failure to induce bronchospasm with exercise does not. The most common causes of an asthma flare up are infection exercise allergens and air pollution an irritant. 6832 Pneumoconiosis silicosis anthracosis etc.

It may have been a condition for a long time but not receive a rating more than 0. Forced Expiratory Volume FEV-1. For what it matters I am Veteran of DS OIF and OEF. The most common symptoms of exercise-induced asthma include coughing tightening of the chest wheezing and shortness of breath beginning 5-20 minutes after the start of physical activity.

VA Disability Ratings for Sinusitis. But most people who have asthma do not need an exercise challenge test. The 28 May 2009 MEB NARSUM examination 6 months prior to separation noted complaints of shortness of breath and wheezing while running. Asthma can begin at any age but with proper management and education people with asthma can lead normal active lives.

FEV-1 is the amount of air you can exhale forcefully in one second. We use a method called the whole person theory to determine what we call your combined disability rating. An exercise challenge test can see what effect exercise has on airflow. Often veterans with asthma have trouble getting the VA to properly rate their disorder or even service connect the disability at all.

Working closely with medical professionals and a qualified Social Security Disability attorney or advocate to collect and present the appropriate documentation to support your disability claim in front of the Disability Determination Services DDS can help to ensure that your Asthma disability claim will have the best possible chance of success. The DoD will also rate service-connected Respiratory System conditions as long as they also make the service member Unfit for Duty. Exercise induced asthma is diagnosed on the basis of a reliable history and supportive tests like Spirometry and sometimes an Exercise challenge test. First you will need to have tests done to measure the severity of your asthma.

Rating for exercise induced asthma. People who have asthma may experience wheezing coughing shortness of breath and chest tightness. Demonstration of exercise induced bronchospasm 15 percent decline in FEV 1 is also diagnostic of increased bronchial responsiveness. Yes asthma is a VA disability and can be rated at 10 30 60 or 100 depending upon the frequency severity and duration of your symptoms.

The VA awards disability compensation for each Respiratory System condition that is service-connected. Treatment of exercise-induced asthma Exercise-induced asthma is often triggered by physical activity or intense exercise. VA disability for asthma is a funny thing like that. For example if a veteran with asthma requires daily use of a bronchodilator inhaler to manage his asthma he would be entitled to a 30 rating.

How does VA Rate Asthma. Asthma is a bronchial disorder most commonly rated under CFR 38 Part 4 VA Schedule of Ratings Diagnostic Code 6602 Asthma Bronchial. If I retire and get a retirement check would I get the VA disability in addition to my retirement check. Whichever the case may be the VA tries its best to cover every possible situation by the thoroughness of its Disability Benefits Questionnaire DBQ for respiratory disorders.

Most people with asthma have some decreased airflow during or after exercise. Any records of being around Agent Orange and then a lay statement from your brother or sister that you had a terrible cough when you returned could be used as evidence to prove your case. A Spirometry is a breathing test that is done in the office to measure a patients lung capacity at baseline and to see the effect of a bronchodilator on lung function. For Reservists the condition must have occurred in or resulted from an injury in the Line of Duty to qualify.

This matter comes to the Board of Veterans Appeals Board from a February 2010 rating decision of the Department of Veterans Affairs VA Regional Office RO in Fort Harrison Montana.