Asthma Board decisions

The Board denied the claim for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities because there was insufficient evidence showing that the Veteran's service-connected conditions prevented him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for asthma, chronic diarrhea, and pulmonary nodule due to inadequate medical opinions and failure to consider the Veteran's lay statements about symptom onset.

The Veteran's asthma was initially rated at 10 percent prior to September 16, 2022 and increased to 30 percent from that date.,The Veteran's bilateral mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema remains at a noncompensable rating.,The Veteran's bilateral chronic dry eye syndrome is now rated at 10 percent.

The Veteran's skin cancer and hypogonadism are not service-connected due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service, including presumed exposure to herbicides.,The Veteran's asthma is also not service-connected as there is no evidence that it developed during or was caused by his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from obtaining and sustaining a substantially gainful occupation prior to July 27, 2005.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient verification of in-service exposure and a need for further examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's respiratory disability, specifically asthma.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and asthma due to insufficient medical opinions based on the absence of documentation showing an in-service diagnosis or treatment. The Veteran asserts that her environment within the service attributed to her conditions, such as generators, fuel, and smoke.

The Veteran's asthma and COPD are presumed to have been incurred in active service. The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding any other respiratory disorder, including bronchitis.

The Veteran's request for a TDIU rating since December 21, 2015 is dismissed as her service-connected disabilities have resulted in a 100% combined disability rating. The TDIU claim for the period before December 21, 2015 is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for bronchial asthma was denied. Prior to December 5, 2018, the Veteran required intermittent inhalational and oral bronchodilator therapy, which did not meet the criteria for a higher rating. On and after December 5, 2018, he required daily inhalational therapy, but his FEV-1/FVC ratio was still above 80 percent, thus not meeting the criteria for a higher rating.

The reduction of the PTSD rating from 100% to 50% is granted, effective February 1, 2016. The Veteran's sleep apnea and right knee strain are rated as they were before. TDIU and SMC at the housebound rate are also granted.

The Board has denied service connection for asthma and remanded the issue of a compensable rating for herpes simplex virus due to incomplete compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board has denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and has remanded the issue of service connection for a respiratory disorder.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment prior to July 30, 2021.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU rating prior to March 24, 2010 due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's respiratory disability, including asthma, is remanded due to inconsistencies in his service records regarding his alleged service in Iraq. The claim will be further evaluated under the PACT Act and for any other basis if possible.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and bronchial asthma due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service. The Veteran failed to report for a VA examination, which was scheduled in July 2022.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate compliance with previous remand directives. The Veteran's asthma is found to have existed prior to service, and there is a need for an addendum opinion regarding whether it was aggravated by active duty.

The Board has remanded the cases due to incomplete or inadequate medical opinions, and for additional development related to substitution requests and records.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to address the etiology of the Veteran's respiratory disorder, specifically asthma. The VA medical opinions provided were inadequate and need to be supplemented with a new opinion addressing pre-service existence, aggravation during service, and direct relationship to service.