Asthma decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for asthma under the PACT Act and denied a higher initial rating for allergic rhinitis. The other issues of entitlement to service connection for chronic sinusitis, GERD, and migraine headaches were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a low back disability, and a compensable evaluation for asthma. The 10 percent rating for tinnitus was also denied.

The Board denied service connection for a respiratory disability, including asthma, inner ear infections, and chronic sinusitis as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, but granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for asthma and GERD with hiatal hernia, effective from December 5, 2017. The claims for chronic fatigue, herpes simplex, enteritis, and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome were dismissed.

The Board denied an evaluation greater than 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder and denied an earlier effective date for the increased rating of 70 percent. The claim for a compensable rating for asthma was remanded.

The Board remands the claims for a respiratory condition and right knee condition to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for hemorrhoids and an increased 60 percent rating for asthma.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bronchial asthma was granted, while the claim for tuberculosis was denied.

The Board granted service connection for asthma and rhinitis, both presumptively linked to exposure to fine particulate matter during the Veteran's service in the Southwest Asia theatre of operations.

The Board granted service connection for chronic bronchitis, COPD, and asthma based on the Veteran's in-service respiratory issues and current diagnoses.

The appeal of the proposed reduction in the disability rating for service-connected asthma is dismissed due to a January 2025 rating decision that continued the Veteran's rating, rendering the issue moot.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for asthma to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the condition, including its potential relationship to toxic exposure risk activities during service and her service-connected PTSD.

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 any service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for TMD and asthma, as well as remanded issues related to an earlier effective date and TDIU.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea and asthma, as the evidence did not support a higher rating based on pulmonary function tests (PFTs) or other symptoms.

The Board granted service connection for asthma, chronic sinusitis, bronchitis, and allergic rhinitis based on the evidence of record.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for asthma to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for asthma and remanded the claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board denied a disability rating greater than 10 percent for both asthma and sinusitis.