Asthma decisions — 2025

The Board is remanding the claims for service connection for various conditions to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the rating decisions on appeal.

The Board denied service connection for bronchial asthma and denied increased ratings for several disabilities, while granting a 10 percent rating for hypertension.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a compensable rating for her service-connected asthma.

The Board granted service connection for right hand little finger healed fracture and bilateral foot pes planus, while denying service connection for various other conditions including sinusitis, headaches, and sciatica. The Board also granted a 10 percent rating for asthma.

The appeal for service connection for sinusitis was denied, while the other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of asthma to secure a medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's asthma is directly related to his period of service.

The appeal for an earlier effective date was denied, but the Veteran's individual unemployability (TDIU) and eligibility for Dependents Educational Assistance were granted from October 30, 2019.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including verification of the Veteran's address and obtaining VA personnel records.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for insomnia and asthma to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for left shoulder strain, sinusitis, headaches, and asthma.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for PTSD, asthma, and tinnitus based on the evidence of record.

The appeal seeking an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for asthma is dismissed as moot because the benefit sought has already been granted in full.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for asthma under the PACT Act, as the appellant did not meet all eligibility criteria on the effective date of the law.

The Board granted service connection for asthma, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus but denied service connection for chronic headaches. The Board also granted an initial disability rating of 40 percent for back disability.

The Board granted service connection for asthma but denied service connection for chronic bronchitis and stable angina. Migraine headaches, bilateral hypermetropia, hypertension, a lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and cervical spine disability claims were withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for increased ratings of 30 percent for chronic asthma, 40 percent for early osteoarthritic change of the lumbosacral spine at L3-4 (lower back), and 20 percent for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, as there was no evidence showing that the criteria for these ratings were met prior to April 24, 2024.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for asthma to correct a duty to assist error, as the previous medical opinions did not provide adequate rationale regarding whether the Veteran's asthma had its onset in service or is otherwise related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for asthma, bilateral pes planus, migraine headaches, and low back disability due to his failure to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.

The appeal was dismissed because the Veteran did not timely file a Board Appeal request within one year of the rating decision denying service connection for bronchitis, hearing loss, sinusitis, tinnitus, and asthma.

The Board denied service connection for chronic bronchitis due to the lack of a current diagnosis and evidence linking it to active service. The claim for reactive airway disease (claimed as asthma) was remanded for further development.