Asthma decisions — 2021

The Board has remanded the case for referral of the claim for a TDIU to the Director, Compensation Service, for extraschedular consideration for the period prior to December 1, 2015. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities include asthma, hearing loss, lumbar spine disability, and lower lip leukoplakia residuals.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and adjudicative action due to unresolved issues regarding the Veteran's claims under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.

The Board has granted service connection for asthma and a low back disability, finding that the Veteran's conditions arose during his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete documentation and authorization requests. The Veteran is required to provide authorization for treatment records from Dr. CEMQ.

The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to incomplete VA treatment records, insufficient examination opinions, and need for additional medical evaluation.

The Veteran's asthma is granted as service connected due to presumed exposure to particulate matter during his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for ratings of his left hip and lumbosacral spine disabilities have been denied as a matter of law.,The claim for an earlier effective date for the bronchial asthma rating has also been denied, with the earliest possible effective date being March 6, 2009.

The Board has granted earlier effective dates of August 7, 2009 for both TDIU and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits. The Veteran's combined evaluation of his service-connected disabilities as of August 7, 2009, was 70 percent.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional development regarding the heart disorder and respiratory disorder.

The Board has denied service connection for reactive arthritis, asthma, and digestive disorder. The case is remanded to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed allergic rhinitis.

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

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, Sinusitis, and Asthma, prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation since August 9, 2005. An earlier effective date of August 9, 2005, for TDIU is granted.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection of esophageal reflux, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obstructive sleep apnea, and asthma. As a result, the Board dismissed these appeals.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining updated treatment records and evidence of employment status, as well as new examinations to determine if the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unemployable.

The Veteran's asthma, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, and right lower extremity radiculopathy are all rated as they were prior to the remand. The case is REMANDED for further development.

The Veteran's urticaria is granted as service connected. The respiratory and urinary disorders are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's bilateral plantar fasciitis was denied as not incurred in service and is not otherwise related to service.,Service connection for an eye condition due to trauma, asthma, lumbar strain, and right hip pain were remanded due to insufficient evidence of a nexus between the conditions and service.

The Veteran's claims for a left wrist scar, asthma, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are being remanded due to procedural errors in the initial decision. The AOJ is instructed to provide VCAA notice and assist in obtaining any relevant private treatment records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disorder, finding that his asthma pre-existed service and was not aggravated by service. The Board also found no evidence of COPD or other respiratory disorders during service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for asthma, finding that it is not secondary to her service-connected sinusitis.