Asthma Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for asthma, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a back disability due to incomplete STRs and inadequate VA examinations. The claims are also remanded for further development regarding secondary service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection has been reopened, but the issues of entitlement to service connection for various disabilities have been remanded due to insufficient medical opinions addressing potential in-service causation.

The Board has granted service connection for asthma and COPD as due to exposure to environmental hazards in the Persian Gulf, effective from the date of the decision. The claims are based on presumptive service connection under the PACT Act.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claim of service connection for right shoulder acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis and granted it. The effective date is fixed in accordance with the facts found, but shall not be earlier than the date of receipt of an application therefor.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate opinions in her VA examinations and a need for additional development.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's sleep apnea is related to his service-connected asthma and remands for further development.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including service connection claims and rating determinations.

The Board has granted service connection for asthma, finding that the Veteran's exposure to fine particulate matter during his Southwest Asia theater of operations qualifies him for presumptive service connection.

The Veteran's asthma is granted service connection. The Board has remanded the issue of secondary sleep apnea to allow for a VA examination and opinion.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant, and no service connection claims were decided.

The Veteran's asthma, allergic rhinitis, and sinusitis are granted as due to Gulf War exposures.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as a result of the PACT Act. The claims for asthma and bronchiectasis are remanded.

The Veteran's LLER was granted a 40 percent rating as of September 12, 2020. Prior to this date, the claim for an increased rating was denied.,A 60 percent rating for asthma was granted as of September 12, 2020. The Veteran's BHL is assigned a non-compensable rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's respiratory disabilities and service, particularly his reported asbestos exposure.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic bronchitis and asthma, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his military service. The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's current respiratory disabilities are not related to his presumed asbestos exposure in service.

The Board has granted service connection for asthma. The issues of service connection for bile duct cancer, TMJ, digestive disorder (claimed as acid reflux), and the cause of death are remanded due to conflicting medical opinions.

The Board found that the Veteran's asthma clearly existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's asthma is currently rated at 30 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on FEV-1 or FVC percentages.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal for service connection of asthma, leading to the dismissal of this case.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for asthma and COPD, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current conditions and active service. The Board considered the Veteran's assertions about jet fuel exposure but found no medical opinion supporting this theory.