Asthma Board decisions

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection and increased ratings, including for asthma, sleep apnea, flat feet, calf/thigh muscle injuries, PTSD, bilateral knee, upper extremity radiculopathy, lower extremity radiculopathy, cervical spine, lumbar, and hypertension.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his cervical strain and TBI, as well as service connection for a respiratory disability (claimed as asthma) secondary to his service-connected neurocognitive disorder with mixed anxiety and depressive features, are being remanded due to the failure to schedule VA examinations. The issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disability is also being remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for psychiatric disability, asthma, and back degenerative disc disease due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology. The case will be returned for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's hearing loss and asthma have been granted service connection, but the rating for hearing loss is denied. GERD has been dismissed as a matter of law due to its severance from his record. The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding asthma prior to August 10, 2022.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and asthma, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and his military service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient opinions provided in previous examinations and the need for additional VA examinations.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea and remanded it for further development. The breathing condition (claimed as asthma/breathing condition) issue is also being remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing and following any substantially gainful occupation, thus meeting the criteria for a TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 60 percent disabling for service-connected bronchial asthma with obstructive sleep apnea, including whether a separate evaluation is assignable for obstructive sleep apnea, has been remanded due to the need for additional medical evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's asthma on a direct basis, finding that her symptoms began during active-duty service and have persisted since.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for asthma and OSA due to inadequate opinions regarding his exposure to TCE, asbestos, and herbicide agent in service.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection of a pulmonary disability, including asthma and COPD, due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for asthma has been reopened and granted, with the presumption of service connection based on exposure to burn pits during his deployment in Somalia. The effective date is August 10, 2022.

The Veteran's challenges to the validity of his overpayment amount are granted, reducing it from $1,471.58 to $1,451.28.

The Board denied service connection for respiratory, right knee, and left knee disabilities due to lack of evidence showing in-service injury or aggravation.

The Board has granted a 100 percent schedular rating for the service-connected persistent asthma and eosinophilic asthma from October 8, 2019, to January 5, 2021.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for asthma and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as they are not secondary to his service-connected sarcoidosis.

The Board dismissed all issues related to the veteran's claims for PTSD, asthma, allergies, and service connection due to a withdrawal of appeal by the appellant.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD and bilateral hearing loss disability were denied effective dates prior to the ones requested.,The Veteran's claim for bladder incontinence and bowel incontinence, as well as hammer toes, is being remanded for further development.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's Obstructive Sleep Apnea is secondary to his service-connected Asthma and remanded for further development.