Asthma decisions — 2024

The Veteran's respiratory disability other than asthma with nocturnal hypoxia is remanded for further examination and opinion to determine if it is related to service, including presumed exposure to herbicide agents and/or environmental exposures.

The Board has dismissed the claims for service connection for asthma, hypertension, plantar fasciitis, emphysema, GERD, and hyperlipidemia. The claim for service connection for COPD was reopened but denied due to lack of causal relationship with service.

The Veteran's claims for left knee disability, bilateral hearing loss, ovarian cyst complications (claimed as infertility), acquired psychiatric disorder, asthma, and right knee disability have been dismissed due to withdrawal of the claims by her representative.

The Veteran's appeal was withdrawn for an increased rating of major depressive disorder. The claims for service connection for sinusitis, COPD, and asthma were reopened due to new evidence. Service connection for PTSD and chronic myeloid leukemia was denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development to obtain outstanding VA treatment records, including Battle Creek VAMC records. The issues include PTSD ratings prior and subsequent to specific dates, as well as ratings for a bilateral foot disorder, cervical spine disorder, and asthma.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability, GERD, and asthma have rendered him unemployable since April 19, 2017. The Board has granted a TDIU based on the combined rating of his disabilities.

The Veteran's asthma is granted as secondary to his service-connected sarcoidosis. The rating for PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder remains at 50 percent, and the issues regarding a skin disability of the right arm and sarcoidosis are remanded.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable due to the presence of a margin of error in audiometric testing.,The Veteran's radiculopathy and back conditions are remanded for additional examination to address flare-ups, functional impairment during flare-ups, and whether they meet the criteria for ankylosis.

The Board has remanded the case due to a Joint Motion for Partial Remand, which requires the Board to address direct service connection for sinusitis, rhinitis, asthma, and chronic bronchitis prior to the effective date of the PACT Act.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for asthma prior to April 28, 2023 has been dismissed as the RO granted a 100% evaluation effective that date.

Your claim for service connection for asthmatic bronchitis has been fully granted in a July 2022 rating decision, effective December 31, 2012. The appeal is dismissed as the benefit sought has already been granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues raised in a Joint Motion for Partial Remand and a Joint Memorandum Request, including whether asthma caused obesity leading to sleep apnea.

The Board has remanded the claims of asthma, vocal cord dysfunction, and osteoporosis due to a lack of evidence regarding environmental exposure during service. The Veteran's claim for osteoporosis is inextricably intertwined with her asthma claim.

The Board has remanded the claims for asthma, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, eye disability, and a disability manifesting in abdominal pain and bloody stools due to non-compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for asthma and sinusitis prior to August 10, 2022 as these claims have been fully granted.

The Veteran's asthma is granted on a presumptive basis due to exposure to fine particulate matter in the Southwest Asia theater of operations. Service connection for kidney condition is denied as there is no current diagnosis.

The Veteran's asthma is presumed to be related to service in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War.,Sleep apnea began during active service and is presumed based on exposure to burn pits.

The Veteran's asthma was diagnosed in service and has continued since, meeting the criteria for direct service connection.

The Veteran's asthma is granted as service connected due to exposure to burn pits during his service in Kuwait, with the PACT Act presuming such exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude her from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, as she has maintained employment throughout the appeal period.