Asthma decisions — 2011

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including a VA examination to determine the relationship between his current respiratory problems and active service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the submission of new private medical records, and these records need to be reviewed by the Regional Office (RO) before a decision can be made on the Veteran's claims.

The Veteran's asthma and headaches claims were denied, while the service connection for right scaphoid fracture was granted but then severed. The decision on severance is considered final.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's asthma is related to his active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bronchial asthma is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining relevant private treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal is to restore the original 60% evaluation for asthma, which was reduced to 30%. The VA has not obtained his SSA disability benefits records and must do so.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU is being remanded due to the need for a retrospective medical opinion and further development of her employment history.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed nasal cavity disorder, including a nasal septal perforation causing recurrent epistaxis, did not meet the criteria for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 as it was not caused by VA care or treatment and there is no evidence of an additional disability resulting from such care.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of September 10, 2002, for the grant of a total disability rating for compensation based on individual unemployability due to lack of factual ascertainability of his inability to work prior to that date.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that bronchial asthma and cor pulmonale were not caused by or related to his military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for a compensable rating for asthmatic bronchitis, bilateral hearing loss, and service connection for tinnitus.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the claim for service connection for lung disability. The Veteran's lung disability is now subject to further review.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 60 percent for bronchial asthma with bronchiectasis as there is no pending appeal before it.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for asthma and granted it, finding that new evidence submitted since the final July 1980 rating decision raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim. The Board also found that the Veteran's asthma was incurred in service.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining service records and a VA examination.

The Veteran seeks service connection for a chronic respiratory disorder, including COPD and asthma, claimed as the result of inservice asbestos exposure. The case is being remanded to obtain updated pulmonary function test results and additional medical records.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to conflicting reasons for his discharge from the Marine Corps, including asthma and unsatisfactory performance. The VA needs clarification on whether he was discharged due to a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's asthma and pes planus were not incurred or aggravated by service. The Board found clear and unmistakable evidence of preexistence of both conditions prior to service.

The Veteran's sleep apnea with asthma is rated at 50 percent, and his migraine headaches are rated at 10 percent from October 24, 2007, through February 7, 2010. The rating for the migraine headaches was increased to 30 percent as of February 8, 2010.

The Board found that the evidence did not support service connection for asthma or sleep apnea, and thus denied both claims.