Asthma Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for chronic sinusitis is denied, and the case is remanded for a VA examination to determine the etiology of asthma.

The Veteran's respiratory condition, including lung disability and bronchial asthma, is not related to service.,The Veteran's musculoskeletal condition, right shoulder condition, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma are not related to service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory cancer and remanded the issue of service connection for asthma due to potential toxic exposures.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for asthma, hand disabilities, knee disabilities, ankle disabilities, and migraines due to inadequate medical opinions. The AOJ is instructed to verify all periods of active service, ACDUTRA, and INACDUTRA and associate any outstanding records with the claims file. Addendum VA examinations are required to address the etiology of the Veteran's asthma, hand, knee, ankle, and migraine disabilities.

The Veteran's asthma is currently rated at 60 percent disabling. The claims for service connection of a lumbar spine disorder and right knee disorder are being remanded due to the submission of new and relevant evidence.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's right great ingrown toenail. The remaining issues, including service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and other disabilities, are remanded due to new evidence.

The Veteran's bronchial asthma is rated at a 60 percent disability rating from June 20, 2014 to January 12, 2022. A TDIU due to service-connected disabilities is granted from June 20, 2014 to the present. Basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) is granted effective June 20, 2014.

The Board finds that the Veteran's asthma, diabetes mellitus, type II, left eye disability, hypertension, right leg disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, and left shoulder disability did not begin during or are not related to his active duty service.,The evidence does not support a finding of exposure to herbicide agents such as Agent Orange.

The Veteran's asthma is related to exposure to burn pits while serving in Saudi Arabia. The Board granted service connection for this condition, finding it meets the criteria for presumptive service connection under the PACT Act.

The Board has determined that the VA medical opinions provided in March and August 2023 are inadequate to address all of the issues raised by the Veteran's representative. The Board is therefore remanding the case for further examination and opinion.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected asthma, finding that there is an approximate balance of evidence in favor of the claim.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for asthma, left hand disability, right ankle disability, and right foot disability due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as presumptively service-connected due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents. Other claims are remanded for additional development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for asthma is being remanded due to a failure to obtain VA treatment records and verify the type of service during his Air National Guard period.

The Veteran's asthma is rated at 100 percent, effective December 21, 2021. The Veteran also receives SMC based on statutory housebound status from December 21, 2021, through August 31, 2022.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for depression, anxiety and panic attacks, diabetes mellitus type II, right shin splints, left hip disability, left foot disability, right foot disability, difficulty breathing (asthma), bilateral eye disability, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, and chest pain have been denied due to lack of evidence showing a link between these conditions and service.,New evidence received since the last denial has not provided sufficient information to support the Veteran's claims for service connection for depression, anxiety and panic attacks, diabetes mellitus type II, right shin splints, left hip disability, left foot disability, right foot disability, difficulty breathing (asthma), bilateral eye disability, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, and chest pain.

The Board has denied an increase in the rating for right ear hearing loss and has remanded the issue of service connection for a respiratory disability due to occupational exposures as a helicopter repairman during service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for allergic rhinitis and asthma have been granted. The claims for service connection for bronchitis and COPD have been denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a respiratory condition, to include asthma, and a low back disorder due to missing VA examinations. New examinations are required.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea and cervical spine disability has been reopened due to the submission of new medical evidence. The claims are now remanded for further development.,The Veteran's claims for right shoulder, right hand, fibromyalgia, asthma, chronic fatigue syndrome, costochondritis (chest pain), lumbar spine disability, and cervical spine disability have all been withdrawn by the Veteran.