Asthma Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including major depressive disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, asthma, right knee degenerative arthritis, and pseudofolliculitis barbae, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since November 2014. Effective from March 30, 2016 (the date of claim for the underlying grant of service connection for major depressive disorder), he is granted TDIU.

The Veteran's asthma was granted service connection. The issues of service connection for a respiratory disorder other than asthma, stomach condition, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are being remanded for additional development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for heart disability, diabetes mellitus type II, and CAD have been granted on a presumptive basis due to herbicide agent exposure.,Service connection has also been granted for peripheral neuropathy and erectile dysfunction. The respiratory disability claim remains pending.

The Veteran's COPD and emphysema are not service-connected due to lack of evidence linking the conditions to his military service, including herbicide exposure. His asthma is also not service-connected as there was no showing that it worsened during service.

The Veteran's claim for a clothing allowance based on the use of a right foot orthotic device was denied because there is no record of him using such an orthotic in 2020 or 2021.

The Veteran's heart disability, chest pain(s), and asthma are not service-connected as they did not begin during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.,The acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as depression, mental stress, worry, and/or mental health) is also not service-connected.

The Veteran's claimed psychiatric conditions, kidney disability, tinnitus, hypertension, diverticulitis, bronchitis, asthma, glaucoma, diabetes mellitus type II (DMII), peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, and Alzheimer's disease are not service-connected.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of various conditions, including muscle and joint pain, essential tremor, right knee disability, asthma, low back disability, and left ear hearing loss are all granted. However, the effective dates for some of these grants have not been determined yet.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions and further development is required.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, pulmonary disorder (to include asthma), and sleep apnea due to insufficient development of evidence.

The Veteran's initial and increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss have been denied.,The Veteran's asthma has not yet been evaluated for service connection.

The Veteran's hypertension and chronic kidney disease are granted service connection. The cardiovascular disability to include ischemic heart disease, and the pulmonary disability (asthma) are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has granted service connection for asthma, a back disability, and a left hip disability. The disabilities are deemed to have started during the Veteran's active military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bronchial asthma pre-existed his active military service and was not aggravated by service, thus denying service connection.

The Veteran's bronchial asthma was rated at 60 percent disabling from March 12, 2014 to December 28, 2016. The Board denied an increased rating as the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 6602.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for shortness of breath, finding no medical evidence to support a nexus between his current condition and military service.

Right ear SNHL service connection denied. Other conditions are remanded due to lack of evidence of exposure events.,Bladder stones, Asthma, IBS, Urinary condition, Hypothyroidism, Pre-diabetes, GERD, Hypertension, Kidney stones claims are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete service treatment records, and further efforts are needed to obtain these records or a formal finding of unavailability must be made.

The Veteran's asthma and OSA have been granted service connection on a presumptive basis due to exposure in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Gulf War. Service connection for OSA as secondary to his now service-connected asthma has also been granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's petitions to reopen his claims for service connection for asthma and depression, finding that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims. The cardiac disorder claim was also denied as there was no evidence showing it was related to herbicide exposure.