Asthma Board decisions

The Veteran's asthma, allergic rhinitis, and chronic sinusitis have been granted service connection on a direct basis due to their onset during active duty.,Service connection for these conditions is established based on the presumption that exposure to fine particulate matter in the Southwest Asia theater of operations caused or aggravated these conditions.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's asthma may be related to his military service, but needs more evidence regarding exposure to asbestos. The case is being sent back for further investigation.

Your asthma has been granted service connection, but the appeal is dismissed as your claim was already fully addressed when you received the initial grant of benefits.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and a need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's asthma was caused by exposure to jet aircraft and jet fuel during his service in Vietnam.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, so the case is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to missing records and a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding his April 2016 Notice of Disagreement (NOD).

The Veteran's initial compensable evaluation for service-connected asthma is being remanded due to an inadequate VA examination. A new examination must be conducted to assess the severity of her asthma.

The Veteran's asthma disability is currently rated as 30 percent disabling. The VA examiner found that the Veteran does not require oral or parenteral corticosteroid medications, an oral bronchodilator, antibiotics, or oxygen therapy. The Veteran requires inhaled medications for his asthma, including daily inhalation bronchodilator therapy and inhalation anti-inflammatory medication. The evidence does not show at least monthly visits to a physician for required care of exacerbations or intermittent (at least three per year) courses of systemic corticosteroids.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to March 31, 2022, for a 100% disability evaluation for asthma is denied as there was no increase in severity of his service-connected asthma within the year prior to the date of claim.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's asthma is related to his service, specifically his exposure to burn pits during deployment in Iraq.

The Veteran's asthma, chronic sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and chronic bronchitis are presumed to have been incurred during active service due to exposure to burn pits.

The Veteran's asthma was granted service connection on a presumptive basis, and an initial rating of 30 percent is granted. The issues of service connection for psychiatric disorder, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, left knee strain, and low back pain are remanded.

The Veteran's asthma is granted service connection, but the claim for asbestosis remains pending due to lack of a clear and unmistakable evidence (CUE) that he does not have the condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for asthma and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are being remanded due to incomplete records and the need for further medical opinions.

The Board has decided to remand the claim for service connection of sleep apnea as secondary to bronchial asthma due to a duty-to-assist error in providing an inadequate VA medical opinion.

The Veteran's asthma prior to December 2018 is not rated higher than 30 percent.,The Veteran's asthma and sleep apnea from December 2018 are not rated higher than 50 percent.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a left wrist disability, right hand disability, lumbar spine disability, and residual scar, lumbar spine surgery were dismissed as the Veteran did not timely file a Notice of Disagreement (NOD) or VA Form 10182 within one year from the date of notification letters.,The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for right hand disability was also dismissed because she failed to timely file a VA Form 10182 after the September 2019 decision. ,The Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee disability and right knee disability were dismissed as well, due to her failure to timely file a Notice of Disagreement (NOD) or VA Form 10182 within one year from the date of notification letters.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for asthma was granted in an April 2024 rating decision and is considered fully granted, thus the appeal is dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for asthma, finding that the Veteran's current condition is not related to his military service and did not have its onset during service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for anxiety, depression, adjustment disorder, asthma, GERD, sinusitis, and allergic rhinitis as there is no probative evidence of current disabilities at any time proximate to or during the appeal period.