Asthma Board decisions

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus is dismissed. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, asthma, headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include anxiety and depression) are remanded.

Service connection for hypertension is granted due to the PACT Act presumption of exposure. Service connection for asthma and stroke are denied.,The Veteran's stroke claim is remanded for a VA examination to determine if it is at least as likely as not related to herbicide agent exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected bronchial asthma and allergic rhinitis did not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation prior to May 8, 2003.

The Veteran's asthma claim is remanded due to the failure to provide a VA examination, and the Board finds good cause for the Veteran's missed appointment. A new VA examination is required to determine if the Veteran's asthma is related to his service, including exposure to burn pits.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for asthma is being remanded due to the need for a VA medical examination to determine if her asthma condition was caused or aggravated by her service-connected chronic sinusitis.

The Veteran's asthma is currently rated at 60 percent disabling. The Board has found that the VA examination provided prior to this decision was inadequate and remands for a new evaluation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including major depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder, asthma with obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted TDIU based on the combined impact of these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for OSA with asthma was denied. The Board found that the current 50 percent disability rating is appropriate as it reflects the predominant respiratory condition, OSA.

The Veteran's asthma has been granted an initial disability rating of 60 percent, but no higher, throughout the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for IBS, a chronic disability manifested by diarrhea, asthma, and sinusitis due to lack of current diagnoses. The Board also remanded the issues of service connection for hypertension, diverticulitis, constipation, and allergic rhinitis.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal regarding an earlier effective date for a 30 percent rating for service-connected asthma. The Board has dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Veteran's appeals for increased evaluations of his service-connected asthma and lumbar spine disability have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal in a written statement.

The Board denied service connection for a chronic respiratory disorder and bilateral hearing loss. The decision on the respiratory disorder was due to lack of in-service diagnosis or exposure, while the hearing loss claim required additional evidence.

The Veteran's asthma is rated at 30 percent from March 4, 2010 to August 1, 2019 and 60 percent thereafter. The effective date for service connection of asthma is granted as of March 4, 2010. The effective date for service connection of valvular heart disease is denied.

The Veteran's asthma is currently rated as 30 percent disabling, which requires FEV-1 of 56 to 70 percent of the predicted value; or FEV-1/FVC of 56 to 70 percent of the predicted value; or the need for daily inhalational or oral bronchodilator therapy or inhalational anti-inflammatory medication. The Veteran's asthma did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating during the applicable appeal period.

The Veteran's sleep apnea with asthma is currently rated at 50 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available under Diagnostic Code 6847. The Board denied his request for a higher rating as his condition did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on respiratory failure or tracheostomy.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right ankle conditions, asthma, and obstructive sleep apnea due to a lack of medical records and an inadequate examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for thyroidectomy, papillary thyroid cancer and asthma due to a lack of new and relevant evidence submitted after the final denial decisions.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his chronic lung disease, diagnosed as asthma and asbestosis, prior to November 29, 2022, is denied. The case is remanded for further consideration of the TDIU issue.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a pulmonary disorder, to include asthma, is granted under the PACT Act. Service connection for hypertension is denied.