Asthma
Across 1,826 real Board appeals for Asthma
66% were granted, partly granted, or remanded.
A denial is often not the end — remands are sent back for more development and frequently end in a grant.
- Granted 15%
- Partly granted 25%
- Remanded 25%
- Denied 26%
What tends to win
Among the appeals that were granted or partly granted, the most common ways Asthma was linked to service:
- Direct service connection471
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)114
- Reopened with new & material evidence53
How it’s rated, in practice
When Asthma was granted, the rating most often assigned was:
- 100% (146)
- 30% (61)
- 60% (32)
- 10% (32)
- 50% (15)
Presumptive & exposure paths
These appeals involved a recognized exposure — which can mean the link to service is presumed, with no nexus to prove:
- PACT Act120
- Burn pits & airborne hazards91
- Gulf War82
- Agent Orange / herbicides48
- Camp Lejeune water16
Real decisions
- Granted
The Veteran was granted a 70 percent disability rating for unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder with major depressive disorder, recurrent, and alcohol use disorder in early remission, as well as TDIU due to asthma and SMC at the housebound rate.
- Granted
The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for asthma from August 23, 2021 to May 14, 2022.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for chronic bronchitis, asthma, sinusitis, and rhinitis were granted. The claims for service connection for right hand disability, right shoulder disability, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, erectile dysfunction, bilateral shoulder disability, and left wrist disability were remanded.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor due to conceded toxic exposure risk activity during his military service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for tension headaches, obstructive sleep apnea, and asthma as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma based on the Veteran's presumed exposure to fine particulate matter during his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.
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