Asthma decisions — 2006

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verifying service dates and obtaining medical records. The veteran's asthma is being evaluated to determine if it is related to his military service.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for asthma, finding that the veteran's pre-existing asthma did not increase in severity during service and was not aggravated by service.

The veteran's service-connected asthma has been rated at 60 percent, the highest schedular rating available.

The veteran is seeking service connection for chronic lung disease, including COPD, bronchitis and asthma. The case has been remanded to provide a pulmonary examination that includes an opinion on the relationship between current lung conditions and his in-service spontaneous pneumothorax.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a head injury, asthma, degenerative joint disease (including that of the knees), and bilateral foot disability. The veteran's claims were previously denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to failure to send correspondence and notices to the correct address of record. The veteran's asthma claim is now pending for further development.

The Board has ordered additional development to obtain service medical records and other relevant documents, including clinical records from Fort Jackson and Fort Gordon for the period of the veteran's military service. The claims will be reconsidered based on all evidence received.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a back disorder and bronchial asthma, finding that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating her claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current diagnoses of bronchial asthma or a sinus disorder, and there is no evidence to support service connection for these conditions. The preponderance of the evidence is against the claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for chronic conjunctivitis and residuals of an injury to the left second metacarpal, as well as his claim for service connection for asthma.,There is no specific information provided about the exposure basis or whether the veteran was exposed to any presumptive conditions.

The Board denied service connection for bronchiectasis and bronchial asthma, finding that the veteran's conditions are not related to his military service or exposure to herbicides. The preponderance of evidence does not support a link between these conditions and his active duty.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for asthma and hypertension, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability during service or manifest within one year post-service. The veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.

The veteran claims his current asthma had its onset in service, and a VA examination is needed to determine this.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bronchial asthma is service-connected, as it was not preexisting and there is a link to service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for polyarthralgia and asthma are being remanded due to incomplete service medical records, unsuccessful attempts to locate certain treatment records, and the need for VA examinations.

The Board found that the immediate cause of the veteran's death was an exacerbation of asthma, and there is no causal link between her service-connected condition (status post hysterectomy and oophorectomy due to endometriosis) and her fatal asthma. The claim for eligibility for dependents' educational assistance under Chapter 35 lacks legal merit.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not currently have a diagnosis of asbestosis, asthma, or emphysema and therefore cannot establish service connection for these conditions.

The veteran's asthma is found to have been incurred in service, and the claim for PTSD remains pending.

The veteran's thoracolumbar spine disability is rated at 40 percent, left ankle disability at 10 percent, and bronchial asthma at 30 percent. The veteran does not have a service connection for his right hip or knee disabilities. His initial rating for the thoracolumbar spine disability was denied, as were his requests for increased ratings for the left ankle and bronchial asthma.

The veteran's asthma was granted service connection, but his sinusitis claim for an increased rating was denied.