tyson123 Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 if a perons fvc is 40.3 pred. and 38.3 fev 1 pred. should not this veteran be given at least a 60% rating? Veteran on several inhalers asmanex, foradil,combivent, nebulizer 3x a day predisone once? What say you? But you never know with the VA!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disasta Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 According to code 6602 I would think so. My FEV-1 is 52% on average and I have been rated 60% for it. Best of luck. 6602 Asthma, bronchial: 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. 6603 Emphysema, pulmonary: FEV-1 less than 40 percent of predicted value, or; the ratio of Forced Expiratory Volume in one second to Forced Vital Capacity (FEV-1/FVC) less than 40 percent, or; Diffusion Capacity of the Lung for Carbon Monoxide by the Single Breath Method (DLCO (SB)) less than 40-percent predicted, or; maximum exercise capacity less than 15 ml/kg/min oxygen consumption (with cardiac or respiratory limitation), or; cor pulmonale (right heart failure), or; right ventricular hypertrophy, or; pulmonary hypertension (shown by Echo or cardiac catheterization), or; episode(s) of acute respiratory failure, or; requires outpatient oxygen therapy. 100 FEV-1 of 40- to 55-percent predicted, or; FEV-1/FVC of 40 to 55 percent, or; DLCO (SB) of 40- to 55-percent predicted, or; maximum oxygen consumption of 15 to 20 ml/kg/min (with cardiorespiratory limit) 60 FEV-1 of 56- to 70-percent predicted, or; FEV-1/FVC of 56 to 70 percent, or; DLCO (SB) 56- to 65-percent predicted 30 FEV-1 of 71- to 80-percent predicted, or; FEV-1/FVC of 71 to 80 percent, or; DLCO (SB) 66- to 80-percent predicted 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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if a perons fvc is 40.3 pred. and 38.3 fev 1 pred. should not this veteran be given at least a 60% rating? Veteran on several inhalers asmanex, foradil,combivent, nebulizer 3x a day predisone once? What say you?
But you never know with the VA!!!!
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