VA Disability — Respiratory & Pulmonary
VA disability ratings for asthma, COPD, sleep apnea, pulmonary fibrosis, sinusitis, and respiratory conditions caused by burn pit exposure, occupational hazards, or toxic inhalants during service.
Respiratory conditions have surged among veterans following the PACT Act of 2022, which dramatically expanded presumptive service connection for veterans exposed to burn pits and airborne hazards during deployments to Southwest Asia, Afghanistan, and other locations. Conditions ranging from sinusitis and asthma to pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer are now recognized as connected to burn pit and toxic inhalant exposure. Sleep apnea — often connected secondarily through PTSD or obesity — is one of the highest-value respiratory claims for many veterans, rated at 50% when a CPAP device is required.
Sleep Apnea
DC 6847
Rhinitis / Sinusitis
DC 6513
Asthma / Bronchial Asthma
DC 6602
COPD / Chronic Bronchitis
DC 6604
Chronic Sinusitis
DC 6513
Reactive Airway Disease
DC 6602
Pulmonary Fibrosis
DC 6825
Pulmonary Hypertension
DC 6817
Lung Cancer
DC 6819
Mesothelioma
DC 6819
Septum, nasal, deviation
DC 6502
Nose, loss of part of, or scars
DC 6504
Sinusitis, pansinusitis, chronic
DC 6510
Sinusitis, ethmoid, chronic
DC 6511
Sinusitis, frontal, chronic
DC 6512
Sinusitis, maxillary, chronic
DC 6513
Sinusitis, sphenoid, chronic
DC 6514
Laryngitis, tuberculous
DC 6515
Laryngitis, chronic
DC 6516
Laryngectomy, total
DC 6518
Aphonia, complete organic
DC 6519
Larynx, stenosis of
DC 6520
Pharynx, injuries to
DC 6521
Allergic or vasomotor rhinitis
DC 6522
Bacterial rhinitis
DC 6523
Granulomatous rhinitis
DC 6524
Bronchitis, chronic
DC 6600
Bronchiectasis
DC 6601
Asthma, bronchial
DC 6602
Emphysema, pulmonary
DC 6603
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
DC 6604
Chronic, active
DC 6730
Chronic, inactive
DC 6731
Pleurisy, active or inactive
DC 6732
Pulmonary Vascular Disease
DC 6817
Neoplasms, malignant
DC 6819
Neoplasms, benign
DC 6820
Actinomycosis
DC 6822
Nocardiosis
DC 6823
Chronic lung abscess
DC 6824
Fibrosis of lung, diffuse interstitial
DC 6825
Desquamative interstitial pneumonitis
DC 6826
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
DC 6827
Eosinophilic granuloma
DC 6828
Drug-induced, pneumonitis & fibrosis
DC 6829
Radiation-induced, pneumonitis & fibrosis
DC 6830
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
DC 6831
Pneumoconiosis
DC 6832
Asbestosis
DC 6833
Histoplasmosis
DC 6834
Coccidioidomycosis
DC 6835
Blastomycosis
DC 6836
Cryptococcosis
DC 6837
Aspergillosis
DC 6838
Mucormycosis
DC 6839
Diaphragm paralysis or paresis
DC 6840
Spinal cord injury with respiratory insufficiency
DC 6841
Kyphoscoliosis, pectus excavatum/carinatum
DC 6842
Traumatic chest wall defect
DC 6843
Post-surgical residual
DC 6844
Pleural effusion or fibrosis
DC 6845
Sarcoidosis
DC 6846
Sleep Apnea Syndromes
DC 6847
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