Asthma decisions — 2025

The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and increased rating claims, including those related to various conditions such as right foot condition, TMJ, asthma, jawbone condition, sleep apnea, kidney stones, chronic bronchitis, Alpha gal, encephalopathy, left shoulder, left ankle, cervical spine, right hip, tachycardia, loose teeth, and jawbone condition.

The Board granted service connection for asthma and Crohn's disease, an increased disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD, but denied a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and service connection for a gastrointestinal condition other than Crohn's disease.

The Board granted service connection for pityriasis rosea, chronic headaches, and asthma/reactive airway disease, but denied service connection for hypertension.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal regarding increased rating for asthma and COPD, compensable rating for seborrheic dermatitis, and service connection for a left hip condition.

The Board granted an effective date of August 10, 2022, for the award of service connection for asthma based on the Veteran's claim and the passage of the PACT Act.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and an acquired psychiatric disorder, but remanded claims for asthma, back pain, left knee instability, left leg shin splints, right knee instability, and right leg shin splints.

The Board granted a 60 percent disability rating for asthma, effective June 19, 2024.

The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for GERD and denied a compensable rating for chronic bronchitis. The remaining claims for service connection were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for asthma, finding no evidence that it was incurred during active duty or related to service-connected disabilities.

The appeal for readjudication of the claim of entitlement to service connection for vision loss has been withdrawn.,Readjudication of the claim for entitlement to service connection for asthma is granted, as new and relevant evidence has been received.,Readjudication of the claim for entitlement to service connection for hypertension is granted, as new and relevant evidence has been received.,Readjudication of the claim for entitlement to service connection for loss of taste (ageusia) and loss of smell (anosmia) is granted, as new and relevant evidence has been received.,The claim for entitlement to service connection for chloracne, to include as secondary to in-service herbicide exposure, is denied, as new and relevant evidence has not been received.,Entitlement to service connection for hypertension is granted pursuant to the PACT Act.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae, an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD, and asthma due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for tendonitis and remanded claims for sleep apnea, asthma, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a penile disorder.

The appeal was dismissed as the Veteran did not timely file a Board Appeal request with respect to the rating decisions issued on April 21, 2021, and June 1, 2022, that denied service connection for asthma with pneumonia.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a separate evaluation for asthma and obstructive sleep apnea, entitlement to TDIU, and an increased rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a compensable rating or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain, lumbosacral strain, and patellofemoral pain syndrome but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, sinusitis, a higher rating for rhinitis, and an initial compensable rating for asthma.

The Board denied increased disability evaluations for several conditions, dismissed claims for others, and remanded two issues for further development.

The Board granted service connection for asthma and COPD on a presumptive basis under the PACT Act, but remanded claims for direct service connection.

The Veteran's asthma was granted a 10 percent rating from August 10, 2022. The claim for service connection for eczema on the bilateral hands was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for lung inflammation and asthma as there is no evidence of a current respiratory disability at any time during the pendency of the claim.