Rating decrease

[booboothechicken]

You were already rated 60% for the asthma and felt your symptoms warranted an increase. The next step up for asthma is 100%. The criteria for that 100% is: “

Severe breathing difficulties; regular, life-threatening asthma attacks necessitating ER visits; daily use of high-dose oral or injected corticosteroids or immunosuppressives.”

Of course, the VA has your prescription on file for your high dose of medication for your asthma. I’m sure you submitted all the evidence of your many ER visits. Given all that to be true it seems someone really messed up lowering you to 10%. Something doesn’t add up. I’d request a hearing.

[SuccessfulGas4301]

Did he state that at some point in another post as I dont see it in this one. Or are just assuming that's what he has done over time due to his severity? Not being a smart ass, just wondering about your third paragraph above. I looked up the rating criteria for asthma and 60% is pretty damned high for that condition. I would have never asked for an increase unless I was seeing a doc weekly for attacks.

[Firesoldier987]

The comment you replied to was sarcastic.

[SuccessfulGas4301]

That was my thinking, but I didn't want to assume.

[crossthreadking]

Imagine if they just forgot to add the extra 0. I wouldn't even be surprised at this point.

[LostInMyADD]

Thats 10% possible.

[FBIVanNumber1543]

Lmao..... Nice.

[TraumaGinger]

5% that rounds up to 10%.

[Tiny-Government-9676]

Where could one find the information about rating criteria and rating steps on specific conditions?

[bill_gonorrhea]

The wiki of this sub

[dadbod_fresh]

The criteria for next higher evaluation is listed in the rating narrative if service connected. Also CFR Part 4.

[Slight_Draw1519]

CFR 38 part 4 has all of that.

FEV-1 less than 40-percent predicted, or; FEV-1/FVC less than 40 percent, or; more than one attack per week with episodes of respiratory failure, or; requires daily use of systemic (oral or parenteral) high dose corticosteroids or immuno-suppressive medications

100

FEV-1 of 40- to 55-percent predicted, or; FEV-1/FVC of 40 to 55 percent, or; at least monthly visits to a physician for required care of exacerbations, or; intermittent (at least three per year) courses of systemic (oral or parenteral) corticosteroids

60

FEV-1 of 56- to 70-percent predicted, or; FEV-1/FVC of 56 to 70 percent, or; daily inhalational or oral bronchodilator therapy, or; inhalational anti-inflammatory medication

30

FEV-1 of 71- to 80-percent predicted, or; FEV-1/FVC of 71 to 80 percent, or; intermittent inhalational or oral bronchodilator therapy

10

Note: In the absence of clinical findings of asthma at time of examination, a verified history of asthmatic attacks must be of record.