Asthma decisions — 2009

The appeal is remanded to the RO for a video conference hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at a local RO.

The veteran is entitled to an effective date of June 6, 2003, for the grant of service connection for bronchial asthma and folliculitis of the scalp. The claims for a rash on the hands and legs, as well as degenerative arthritis of the back, hands, and hips, were denied.

The veteran's application to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a lung disorder was denied as new and material evidence was not presented.

The veteran's bronchial asthma does not meet the criteria for a rating higher than 30 percent.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected disability did not cause or contribute to his death.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a lung disability, finding no medical evidence linking his current conditions to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that his service-connected bronchial asthma did not cause or contribute substantially to causing his cardio respiratory arrest.