Asthma Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for TMJ disorder, neck condition, left shoulder condition, asthma, IBS, irregular menstruation, and dry skin condition.,Service connection was not granted for the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors. Additional evidence will be considered by the RO when readjudicating these claims.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a lack of an addendum medical opinion regarding his respiratory disorder and a need for a TERA examination. The psychiatric claim is also being remanded.

The Veteran's appeals for a compensable rating for right medial tibial stress syndrome, a rating greater than 30 percent for asthma, and a rating greater than 20 percent for lumbar strain with spondylolisthesis and joint space narrowing have been withdrawn. The Veteran has also been granted TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's bronchial asthma with COPD is rated at 100 percent disabling, effective February 13, 2020. The decision also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's bronchial asthma with bronchitis is now rated at 100 percent effective from November 3, 2020. The initial rating for allergic rhinitis remains noncompensable prior to that date and 10 percent thereafter.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the submission of new and relevant evidence regarding asthma, as well as issues related to migraine headaches, fibromyalgia, benign functional murmur, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The VA is required to obtain SSA records and provide adequate VA opinions on these matters.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for bronchial asthma is denied. The effective date remains August 5, 2021.

The Veteran's asthma is found to be directly related to her exposure to burn pits during service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for further development, including a new VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for bronchial asthma, finding that the Veteran's current condition is a continuation of his diagnosis during service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), post-operative residuals of left acromioclavicular separation, right radius fracture residuals, hypertension, asthma, and a scar from shoulder surgery, have combined to make him unable to work. The Board has granted his claim for total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a pulmonary disorder, to include asthma, and sleep apnea have been granted.

The Board has granted service connection for thyroid cancer and remanded the issue of a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for asthma.

The Board denied an increased rating for asthma and granted an earlier effective date of May 2, 2021, for the assignment of a 60 percent disability rating.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for asthma and a compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae, but remanded claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, headaches, back disorder, and sinus disorder.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for asthma, a left knee disability, and the readjudication of previously denied claims for erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer, a left hip disability, and migraines.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, and a coughing condition (claimed as asthma) are denied. The effective date for the award of service connection for allergic rhinitis is April 12, 2021.

Service connection for asthma and OSA is granted due to exposure to burn pits, while service connection for chronic cough is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to August 5, 2021, for the grant of service connection for asthma due to lack of direct evidence linking the condition to his military service.