Asthma decisions — 2022

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 70 percent disabling, but the Board finds that a higher evaluation is not warranted. The evidence does not show total occupational and social impairment due to symptoms such as persistent delusions or hallucinations, memory loss, or disorientation to time and place.

The Veteran's asthma is being remanded for additional development to determine if it is related to his in-service exposure to jet fuel.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for asthma and granted it, finding that his preexisting asthma worsened during his period of active service.

The Veteran's asthma was rated at 30 percent from February 11, 2019. He also received a grant for TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current respiratory disability, specifically asthma, is related to his exposure to asbestos during service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied service connection for myeloma, asthma, a right shoulder disability, and bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to exposure to herbicide agents (PACT Act, Agent Orange/Camp Lejeune) for additional development.

The Veteran's asthma, diagnosed in 1967 during active service, is found to have originated then and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

Service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus is granted.,Service connection for hypertension is granted based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service in the Republic of Vietnam.,Service connection for a recurrent thoracolumbar spine disability is remanded due to lack of evidence regarding its onset or relationship to service.,Service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma is remanded due to lack of evidence regarding their onset or relationship to service.,Service connection for erectile dysfunction is remanded due to lack of evidence regarding its onset or relationship to service.

The Board has found that there are outstanding records and a VA medical opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran's asthma was incurred in service. The case is being remanded for these purposes.

The Board has granted SMC based on need for aid and attendance from June 22, 2012. However, the issue of entitlement to a higher rate of SMC is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and review, including obtaining private treatment records. The Veteran's asthma is not shown to be causally related to service, while his right knee disorder may have had its onset in August to September 2009, which occurred after separation from service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional records and information from the appellant, her medical providers, and SSA. The goal is to determine if the appellant was permanently incapable of self-support before turning 18.

The Board has determined that there was not substantial compliance with its previous remand instructions and has therefore ordered the case to be returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to his in-service exposure to asbestos, fumes and contact with jet fuel (JP-4), and PCBs. The issues of respiratory disability, asthma, larynx disability, thyroid nodules, hepatic and splenic calcifications, and an acquired psychiatric disorder are all remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a respiratory disability and an acquired psychiatric disability due to inadequate medical opinions based on inaccurate factual premises. The Veteran is required to undergo further VA examinations to address these issues.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and adjudicative action, including consideration of a TDIU on an extraschedular basis prior to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's asthma is related to his military service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's asthma is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records from UCSD.

The appeals for chronic fatigue syndrome and coronary artery disease (claimed as heart condition) have been withdrawn, and the appeals are dismissed.,New evidence has been received to reopen claims of service connection for impotence, bilateral knee disabilities, and bilateral calf disabilities. The claims are reopened.,Service connection is granted for a respiratory disability other than sinusitis, rhinitis and asthma, manifesting in a chronic cough.,Service connection is granted for sleep apnea as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).,Service connection is granted for headaches as secondary to sleep apnea.