Asthma decisions — 2025

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection and higher initial disability ratings due to concurrent elections under the Appeals Modernization Act, and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of a current disability or nexus to service.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for restrictive lung disease (claimed as asthma) but denied service connection for several other conditions, including right knee strain, left foot pes planus with bilateral hammer toes, foot fungus, seborrheic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and right hip condition. The Board also dismissed claims for service connection that were not ripe for review.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for asthma to obtain outstanding private medical records and a VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for asthma and a right shoulder disability, finding no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for breathing difficulties or a respiratory disability, including asthma, COPD, chronic bronchitis, asbestosis, and chronic sinusitis, due to inadequate medical opinions.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during its pendency.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbar spondylosis and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for bronchial asthma, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the current disability picture.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for various disabilities and a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for bronchial asthma and denied service connection for traumatic brain injury to include as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder and PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, but denied service connection for asthma, carpal tunnel syndrome, hypertension, and left tibia fracture.

The Board denied service connection for early-onset peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities on a presumptive basis, but granted secondary service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and an increased 10 percent rating for atrial flutter.,The Board remanded several issues including service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, Parkinson's disease, peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities (both direct and secondary), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, coronary artery disease with implanted cardiac pacemaker, PTSD, hypertension, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board granted service connection for leiomyoma of the uterus, leiomyoma of the right breast, and urticaria. The claims for wisdom teeth removal, a respiratory disorder (asthma), an eating disorder, constipation, and a gynecological disorder other than leiomyoma of the uterus were denied or remanded.

The Board granted service connection for leiomyoma of the uterus, leiomyoma of the right breast, and urticaria. The claims for wisdom teeth removal, a respiratory disorder (asthma), an eating disorder, constipation, and a gynecological disorder other than leiomyoma of the uterus were denied or remanded.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including a bilateral eye disability, right ear hearing loss, asthma, tuberculosis, carpal tunnel syndrome, sleep disorder, and gum disease, as the evidence did not support the presence of these disabilities during or near the time of the Veteran's active service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to include as secondary to service-connected asthma, but denied an initial compensable rating for asthma and remanded the claim for service connection for sarcoidosis.

The Board granted a 10-percent rating for the Veteran's plantar wart right foot and service connection for tinnitus, while remanding several other claims for further development.

The Board denied service connection for asthma as the evidence did not support a finding that it had its onset in, or was otherwise related to, service.

The Board granted an effective date of January 29, 2023, for the award of service connection for migraine including migraine variants and denied earlier effective dates for a 100 percent rating for PTSD with alcohol use disorder as well as compensable ratings for sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and asthma with restrictive lung disease.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for allergic rhinitis and chronic sinusitis, but denied an earlier effective date for asthma. The Board also granted a 10 percent evaluation for allergic rhinitis and a 50 percent evaluation for chronic sinusitis.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for asthma due to an inadequate VA examination and a need for additional evidence.