Asthma decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for asthma and restored service connection for hypertension, finding that the severance of service connection for hypertension was improper.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for asthma, a compensable rating for acne, and service connection for tinnitus. The left knee disability claim was remanded for further development.

The veteran's appeal requests were not timely filed, and good cause was not shown to accept the late filings.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bronchitis and remanded issues related to earlier effective dates for asthma and DEA benefits.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher evaluations or service connection.

The Board denied service connection for asthma, chronic sinusitis, recurrent bronchitis, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, myocardial infarction, sleep apnea, stroke, right ear hearing loss, and hemorrhoids. The Veteran was also denied a compensable disability rating for left ear hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for his service-connected asthma and remanded the issue of entitlement to a higher initial rating.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for asthma, erectile dysfunction, and chronic fatigue syndrome as further development is needed.

The Board granted service connection for asthma and allergic rhinitis, both related to in-service environmental exposures. The claims for sleep apnea, cervical spine strain, left knee sprain, and right knee sprain were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for asthma, as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis of asthma or any chronic symptoms during the appeal period.

The appeal was dismissed due to the untimely filing of a VA Form 10182 without good cause.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for asthma and service connection for heart palpitations, but remanded a claim for service connection for female sexual arousal disorder.

The Board denied service connection for a respiratory disability, to include pneumonia. A 10 percent rating was granted for bilateral hearing loss but denied increased ratings for right ankle and tinnitus disabilities.

The Board remands the matter for an in-person examination and new pulmonary function testing to assess the current severity of the Veteran's asthma with air trapping.

The Veteran's hospitalization from March 13, 2020 to April 11, 2020 was due in part to his service-connected asthma, and a temporary total evaluation is granted.

The Board granted service connection for diabetic retinopathy, peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, kidney condition, obstructive sleep apnea, asthma, and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for asthma. The issues of service connection for chronic rhinitis and vertigo, claimed as dizziness, are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher initial rating for asthma, finding that the evidence did not support these requests.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance (SMC-AA) was granted, while the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), chest pains, to include costochondritis, and an increased rating for asthma were remanded.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the awards of a 30 percent rating for asthma and a 10 percent rating for rhinitis, as the evidence did not establish that these conditions met the criteria for higher ratings prior to May 8, 2023.