Asthma decisions — 2019

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee disability, allergic rhinitis, asthma, obstructive sleep apnea, and symptoms of acid reflux and IBS. These issues are remanded due to insufficient evidence in previous VA examinations.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for asthma due to new and material evidence submitted since the last final denial. The case is now remanded for further development, including a VA examination.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for asthma and COPD due to insufficient evidence, including a need for an addendum VA opinion on whether his current conditions are related to active duty service.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for increased ratings for asthma, a left ankle disability, and a lumbar spine disability (to include bilateral radiculopathy). The claims for service connection for sleep apnea, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and an initial rating for bilateral hearing loss are remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including chronic fatigue, sleep disorder, skin condition, headaches, joint pain, respiratory disorder, and gastrointestinal disorder. The claims are being remanded to schedule VA examinations to determine if these symptoms qualify as undiagnosed illnesses or medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illnesses related to service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.

The Veteran's initial 30 percent rating for asthma is denied as the earliest indication of a claim was September 3, 2011.

The Veteran's chronic eosinophilic pneumonia and asthma have been granted a disability rating of 60 percent, effective from August 1, 2014. The Veteran’s adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood also claimed as major depressive disorder has not met the criteria for a higher initial disability rating.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and asthma are remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including a VA examination to address the Veteran's respiratory conditions and their relationship to his service-connected asbestosis.

The Board has determined that additional VA examinations are needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's cervical spine condition, lower back condition, bilateral plantar fasciitis, allergic rhinitis and asthma. The claims for service connection are being remanded.

The Veteran's tinnitus, plantar fasciitis, and asthma have been granted service connection.,Effective August 26, 2013, the Veteran has also received effective dates for his cervical spine disability and right and left upper extremity radiculopathy.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's asthma existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service, thus granting service connection for asthma.

The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate medical opinions and failure to comply with a prior Board remand. The Veteran's exposure to asbestos in service is acknowledged, but additional evidence is needed to determine if his COPD and asthma are related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for high blood pressure, a compensable rating for asthma, and TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities. The remand requests additional VA medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran’s hypertension and herbicide exposure in Vietnam, as well as the severity of his asthma.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for asthma induced by exercise, to include as secondary to seasonal allergies and for a compensable rating for her service-connected allergic rhinitis (seasonal allergies).

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for asthma, back disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, eczema, and pseudofolliculitis barbae. The decision found that new evidence did not relate to or support a relationship between these conditions and service.

The Veteran's asthma is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board has decided to remand the case for further evaluation due to lack of recent VA treatment records and a need for an updated examination.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including headaches, menstrual issues and blackouts, pulmonary embolism, GERD, right foot pes planus, and asthma. The RO is instructed to obtain additional medical records and schedule VA examinations for her asthma and right foot condition.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between these conditions and her military service.

The Veteran's metromenorrhagia was incurred during ACDUTRA and is granted service connection.,There is no current diagnosis of a kidney disorder, thus denial of service connection for the condition.,The Veteran's asthma was aggravated by active duty and is granted service connection.,The Veteran's costochondritis is not related to her service or any service-connected disability and is denied service connection.,The Veteran's hypertension did not have an onset during ACDUTRA, is not proximately due to a service-connected condition, and is denied service connection.