Asthma decisions — 2022

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, gout/left great toe degenerative arthritis, asthma, and skin disability were denied service connection as there was no evidence of a nexus to his military service.

The Veteran's chronic respiratory disorder, including asthma, is related to his service exposure to chemicals and fumes during his military duties. The Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the Veteran's bronchial asthma, COPD, and chronic bronchitis. The case will be returned for further development and a new opinion.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Costochondritis, and Asthma were denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria to warrant readjudication. The costochondritis claim was also denied due to lack of a causal relationship with service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and asthma due to insufficient explanation of reliance on a 2019 VA medical opinion, which was based on an outdated report. The examiner must consider more recent literature and provide a reasoned analysis regarding the relationship between Agent Orange exposure and the Veteran's conditions.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded for extraschedular consideration prior to August 11, 2020 due to her service-connected psychiatric disorder and other disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability, right ankle disability, sinusitis, and asthma due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to active service.,Service treatment records show some medical issues during service but no chronic or persistent symptoms related to the claimed disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding asthma. The Veteran's claim of service connection for asthma is being reviewed again.

The Board has remanded the appellant's claim for asthma due to incomplete development of his service records, particularly regarding periods of active duty and training. The AOJ is instructed to obtain pay stubs, points information, and other personnel records from the Naval Reserve.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for respiratory and leg disabilities due to inadequate opinions in previous VA examinations. The Veteran is presumed sound at entrance into service as to any respiratory condition, and his preexisting conditions prior to military service are disregarded.

The Board has denied service connection for deviated septum, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and asthma. The claim for GERD is remanded as the VA examiner did not address the November 1973 VA treatment record indicating a history of gastrointestinal complaints since 1971.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a respiratory condition to obtain additional evidence and further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions on the presumption of soundness and aggravation, requiring another addendum opinion from a different examiner.

Your claims for service connection have been granted, and you are now eligible for compensation for the conditions listed. The appeal is dismissed as there are no remaining issues to be decided.

The Board granted a 50 percent disability evaluation for migraine headaches effective August 10, 2021, and a 70 percent disability evaluation for depressive disorder and anxiety disorder not otherwise specified effective August 16, 2021.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection of asthma and determined that it is at least as likely as not related to his in-service asthma attack. The decision also grants service connection for asthma.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for lumbar strain with degenerative joint disease, right ankle condition, and chronic bronchitis with asthma are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Veteran's asthma is granted as service connected due to presumed exposure to fine particulate matter during his service in Iraq. The Veteran's OSA is remanded for further examination and medical opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea and asthma are rated at 50% since May 10, 2010. The Board finds that the current rating schedule adequately addresses his symptoms and does not warrant an extraschedular evaluation prior to May 10, 2011.

The Board has granted service connection for asthma and remanded the issues of increased ratings for left leg and left shoulder disabilities.