Asthma decisions — 2024

The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for a lung disability, including asthma, due to incomplete evidence and need for further examination. The Veteran's lay statements will be considered along with VA treatment records from his military service.

The Veteran's asthma is granted as service connected due to exposure to fine particulate matter during his Southwest Asia deployment, and the PACT Act has made this presumption applicable.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for COPD and remanded issues related to asthma and a higher initial rating for COPD.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him in need of regular aid and attendance, which is granted for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance (SMC-AA).

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability was denied, and his earlier effective date claim for the assignment of a 100 percent rating for asthma with COPD was granted as of September 17, 2021.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's asthma began during service and has continued since then, granting his claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for TMJ disorder, neck condition, left shoulder condition, asthma, IBS, irregular menstruation, and dry skin condition.,Service connection was not granted for the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors. Additional evidence will be considered by the RO when readjudicating these claims.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a lack of an addendum medical opinion regarding his respiratory disorder and a need for a TERA examination. The psychiatric claim is also being remanded.

The Veteran's appeals for a compensable rating for right medial tibial stress syndrome, a rating greater than 30 percent for asthma, and a rating greater than 20 percent for lumbar strain with spondylolisthesis and joint space narrowing have been withdrawn. The Veteran has also been granted TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's bronchial asthma with COPD is rated at 100 percent disabling, effective February 13, 2020. The decision also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's bronchial asthma with bronchitis is now rated at 100 percent effective from November 3, 2020. The initial rating for allergic rhinitis remains noncompensable prior to that date and 10 percent thereafter.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the submission of new and relevant evidence regarding asthma, as well as issues related to migraine headaches, fibromyalgia, benign functional murmur, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The VA is required to obtain SSA records and provide adequate VA opinions on these matters.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for bronchial asthma is denied. The effective date remains August 5, 2021.

The Veteran's asthma is found to be directly related to her exposure to burn pits during service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for further development, including a new VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for bronchial asthma, finding that the Veteran's current condition is a continuation of his diagnosis during service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), post-operative residuals of left acromioclavicular separation, right radius fracture residuals, hypertension, asthma, and a scar from shoulder surgery, have combined to make him unable to work. The Board has granted his claim for total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a pulmonary disorder, to include asthma, and sleep apnea have been granted.

The Board has granted service connection for thyroid cancer and remanded the issue of a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for asthma.