Asthma decisions — 2006

The Board is remanding the case for additional development, including obtaining missing medical records and determining whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for chronic bronchitis.

The veteran's asthma has been rated at 60 percent since July 25, 2001. A higher rating is denied.

The Board has decided that the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for asthma should be remanded due to the need for additional development and consideration of new evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for asthma, but denied service connection for PTSD and COPD related to smoking. The veteran's current respiratory issues are attributed to his military service for asthma, while the majority of his COPD is due to long-term smoking.

The Board has found no current diagnosis of asthma and no adequate medical evidence on file linking asthma to service or any incident of service, despite the veteran's assertions that such a causal relationship exists. Therefore, service connection for asthma is not warranted.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and examinations.

The VA has denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected bronchial asthma, emphysema, and bronchitis as his disability does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic code.

The Board denied all claims, including the initial rating for PTSD and the initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. Service connection was also denied for asthma, DDD/DJD of the lumbar spine, and steatocystoma multiplex.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including fatigue, feverishness, night sweats and hot flashes, chest pains, shortness of breath and asthma, joint and muscle pain, eye disorder, stomach aches, diarrhea, rectal itching, headaches, and allergic rhinitis. The veteran's claim was based on new evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran's asthma, which was first diagnosed during service, is etiologically related to service and thus grants the claim for service connection.

The VA denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for the veteran's service-connected bronchial asthma and COPD, based on current symptoms that do not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable disability evaluation criteria.

The veteran is attempting to reopen claims for service connection for a back injury, osteoarthritis of both knees, and tuberculosis with asthma. The case must be remanded due to the failure to provide timely VCAA notice.

The Board has granted a 60 percent disability rating for bronchial asthma and denied a compensable disability rating for right leg shin splint.

The Board has determined that the veteran's asthma is etiologically related to service and grants service connection for asthma.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate VA examinations and incomplete VCAA notice.

The veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected condition, and the appellant is denied benefits for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Board has denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for bronchial asthma due to exposure to Lewisite as new and material evidence was not submitted.

The Board found that the veteran's asthma was not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied her claim.

The Board denied service connection for asthma and granted it. The claim to reopen the gallbladder disease was denied.

The Board denied an increased rating for bronchial asthma and tonsillitis, pharyngitis. The veteran's hypertrophic tonsils have not resulted in thickening or nodules of the cords, polyps, submucous infiltration, or pre-malignant changes on biopsy.