Asthma decisions — 2024

The Veteran's asthma is granted service connection, but her heartburn/GERD as secondary to asthma is denied.

The Veteran's death claim was not timely reviewed, and the appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's service connection claim for bronchial asthma is granted on a direct basis due to exposure to burn pits during his Southwest Asia service in Saudi Arabia.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for asthma with obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran did not file his supplemental claim within one year of the December 2019 rating decision due to a lack of concurrent or prior filing of a request for extension of time.

The Veteran's asthma disability is being remanded for further review due to new and relevant evidence submitted after the previous denial.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including asthma, chronic bronchitis, tonsilitis, emphysema, COPD, gastritis, granulomatous disease, leukemia, Parkinson's disease, prostate cancer, respiratory cancer, and multiple myeloma. The reasons provided include a lack of evidence supporting the presence of these conditions during or approximate to the pendency of the claims.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board dismissed the case due to lack of allegations of errors in the determination.

The Board has granted service connection for asthma, right shoulder strain, and chronic right wrist sprain. The Veteran's conditions are found to be causally related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for asthma, left knee condition, right knee condition, right ankle condition, and left ankle condition are remanded due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Veteran's left ankle disability, low back disability, and asthma are all found to be directly related to service.,Service connection is granted for the Veteran's left ankle disability, low back disability, and asthma.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of a right knee condition with altered gait, asthma/hyperrespiratory, and left knee disability due to procedural errors in placing the appeal under the modernized VA appeals system.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities cause him to require regular aid and attendance to keep him ordinarily clean and presentable, attend to the wants of nature, and protect him from the hazards or dangers incident to his daily environment. The Board finds that the Veteran meets the criteria for SMC A&A.

The Board has dismissed the appeal of service connection for the purpose of establishing eligibility to treatment as already granted. The issues on appeal have been remanded for additional development and examination.

The Veteran's asthma was denied as it is not related to service.,Bilateral hearing loss was denied due to lack of evidence meeting VA criteria for a disability.,Pseudofolliculitis barbae did not meet the criteria for an initial compensable rating.,Keloids on the nape of the neck were remanded as there is insufficient evidence regarding their etiology.

The Veteran does not meet the criteria to qualify for a specially adapted housing or home adaptation grant due to his service-connected disabilities and does not have a permanent total disability rated as 100 percent disabling.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a respiratory disorder (claimed as asthma and COPD), and Parkinson's disease. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of more than 30 percent for asthma was denied. Service connection for COPD, right knee disorder (DJD), left knee disorder (DJD), bilateral pes planus due to aggravation of a pre-existing disability, and cardiac disorder (arrhythmia) were all denied.

The Board has determined that the severance of service connection for asthma was improper and restored the grant of service connection.

The Board has dismissed all the claims related to various conditions, including trochanteris pain syndrome, major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, asthmatic bronchitis, bilateral plantar fasciitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), sleep apnea, migraines, and a bulging disc. The Veteran withdrew her appeal through her authorized representative.

The Veteran's asthma was previously rated at 60 percent, but the rating was reduced to 30 percent. The Board found that the reduction from 60 percent to 30 percent was improper and restored the original 60 percent rating for asthma.