Asthma decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to inability to contact him and missed VA examinations. The Veteran is seeking service connection for asthma, a cervical spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Veteran's July 2016 Notice of Disagreement (NOD) regarding the July 2015 rating decision was found to be untimely, and he submitted a new NOD in January 2017. The Board is remanding the case for proper appellate procedures.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination in July 2016, which did not address the etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed respiratory disabilities including COPD and asthma. The case is now pending for a new VA examination.

The Veteran's respiratory disability, including an undiagnosed illness and asthma, is granted on a presumptive basis due to service in the Gulf War. The right knee disability does not warrant a higher rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's requests for earlier effective dates for service connection and DEA benefits, finding that the earliest date a complete claim was filed is April 27, 2017.

The Veteran's asthma is rated at 30 percent, and the Board has remanded for further examination to determine if his right and left knee disabilities are service-connected. The issues of increased rating for asthma and service connection for knee disabilities remain pending.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and need for additional evidence. The issues include left knee, right knee, skin, bilateral pes planus, and respiratory disabilities (asthma).

The Board has granted the Veteran's TDIU claim based on her service-connected disabilities, and dismissed the issue of entitlement to service connection for memory loss.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for asthma, requiring further examination and opinion regarding the nature and etiology of his current condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's employment capacity and potential impact of her service-connected conditions, particularly PTSD.

The Veteran's bronchial asthma with pulmonary fibrosis is rated at 100 percent disabling effective January 12, 2017. The Board granted a 100% rating for the entire appeal period and denied an earlier effective date prior to January 12, 2017 for an increased rating. TDIU was also dismissed as moot.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional information regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected asthma. The examiner must provide an opinion on this issue.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension and asthma, finding that additional development is needed to address potential service connection based on toxic exposure risk activities and to obtain a more detailed opinion regarding the relationship between his service-connected anxiety disorder and hypertension.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disability, bronchitis, asthma, and sleep condition are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's claims for an increased disability rating for asthma and service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and laryngitis are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including new VA examinations.

The Veteran's asthma and sleep apnea with asthma are remanded for further review. The left leg nerve pain disability and left testicular pain disability claims are also remanded.

The Veteran's respiratory disorder, diagnosed as bronchitis, asthma, and COPD, was not service-connected due to lack of evidence linking it to his military service or exposure to herbicides. The Board found that the condition is less likely than not related to his in-service symptoms and did not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection.

The Board has been unable to locate a military medical separation examination in the claims file and is therefore remanding the appeal for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The Veteran's asthma was rated at 10 percent prior to January 8, 2021 and at 30 percent from that date until September 26, 2023. Beginning September 26, 2023, the rating for his asthma is increased to 60 percent.,The Veteran's diverticulitis was rated at 30 percent throughout the appeal period.

The Veteran's lumbar strain is granted as service-connected, with an effective date of January 1979.,Service connection for asthma is granted from August 5, 2021, due to exposure to particulate matter in Southwest Asia. The effective date remains August 4, 2010.