Asthma decisions — 2024

The Board has decided to remand the cases of asthma, emphysema, and COPD for further examination and medical opinions due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for bronchial asthma and sleep apnea due to inadequate medical opinions regarding their etiology. Additional development is needed.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for asthma was granted with an effective date of July 29, 2014. The Board found that there was a clear and unmistakable error in the February 2015 rating decision which assigned an earlier effective date of July 29, 2013. As a result, the effective date for service connection is set at July 29, 2013.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for VR&E services, including independent living assistance, was not properly considered due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The case is being remanded to provide the necessary assessments and determine eligibility for such services.

The Board has denied service connection for left ear hearing loss due to a lack of evidence showing the condition was incurred in or aggravated by military service.,The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for asthma, as there is insufficient medical evidence to determine if it is related to service.

The Board has denied service connection for asthma and remanded the issues of service connection for a heart disability (claimed as congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation) and chronic kidney disease. The Veteran's claims are being returned to the RO for further development.

The Veteran's asthma, allergic rhinitis, and chronic sinusitis have been granted service connection on a direct basis due to their onset during active duty.,Service connection for these conditions is established based on the presumption that exposure to fine particulate matter in the Southwest Asia theater of operations caused or aggravated these conditions.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's asthma may be related to his military service, but needs more evidence regarding exposure to asbestos. The case is being sent back for further investigation.

Your asthma has been granted service connection, but the appeal is dismissed as your claim was already fully addressed when you received the initial grant of benefits.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and a need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's asthma was caused by exposure to jet aircraft and jet fuel during his service in Vietnam.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, so the case is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to missing records and a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding his April 2016 Notice of Disagreement (NOD).

The Veteran's initial compensable evaluation for service-connected asthma is being remanded due to an inadequate VA examination. A new examination must be conducted to assess the severity of her asthma.

The Veteran's asthma disability is currently rated as 30 percent disabling. The VA examiner found that the Veteran does not require oral or parenteral corticosteroid medications, an oral bronchodilator, antibiotics, or oxygen therapy. The Veteran requires inhaled medications for his asthma, including daily inhalation bronchodilator therapy and inhalation anti-inflammatory medication. The evidence does not show at least monthly visits to a physician for required care of exacerbations or intermittent (at least three per year) courses of systemic corticosteroids.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to March 31, 2022, for a 100% disability evaluation for asthma is denied as there was no increase in severity of his service-connected asthma within the year prior to the date of claim.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's asthma is related to his service, specifically his exposure to burn pits during deployment in Iraq.

The Veteran's asthma, chronic sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and chronic bronchitis are presumed to have been incurred during active service due to exposure to burn pits.

The Veteran's asthma was granted service connection on a presumptive basis, and an initial rating of 30 percent is granted. The issues of service connection for psychiatric disorder, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, left knee strain, and low back pain are remanded.

The Veteran's asthma is granted service connection, but the claim for asbestosis remains pending due to lack of a clear and unmistakable evidence (CUE) that he does not have the condition.