Asthma Board decisions

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) due to satisfaction with a schedular rating for asthma.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding her claims of service connection for asthma, costochondritis, and hypermobility joint syndrome (Ehler's Danlos syndrome).

The Board has remanded several claims for further development, including those related to the Veteran's right eye pterygium, respiratory condition (asthma), cervical spine disability, left shoulder condition, hypertension, bilateral upper extremities numbness and cramps, dental issues, and PTSD. The claims are being returned to the RO for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, along with other service-connected disabilities, is rated at 70 percent effective August 11, 2016. The Board also granted the Veteran a TDIU based on his service-connected psychiatric disorders and awarded special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate due to his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been dismissed as the benefit was already granted in a previous decision.,The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for asthma and bilateral hearing loss prior to November 19, 2018 have both been denied.

Service connection is denied for a lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, and asthma.,An effective date earlier than November 23, 2016, for the award of service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus is also denied.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's asthma is related to his service, but has remanded for further examination and development regarding his low back condition.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is granted as service-connected due to in-service combat stressors.,Service connection for asthma is granted based on the PACT Act.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, asthma, and COPD are granted service connection. The respiratory disabilities are presumed related to exposure to burn pits while serving in Afghanistan under the PACT Act.

The Veteran withdrew all his remaining appeal issues, including service connection for bipolar disorder and ratings for PTSD, lumbar spine disability, bronchial asthma, and left hip disability. The appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for asthma is granted, and the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is remanded.

The Veteran's asthma bronchial was granted service connection in a rating decision dated April 2022, effective August 5, 2021.,Service connection for depression with chronic pain and diabetes mellitus were denied as the evidence did not establish current disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current obstructive sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected asthma and COPD, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for respiratory conditions, including chronic cough, whooping cough, asthma, and chronic bronchitis due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of his current respiratory condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive and restrictive airway disease is denied as the condition is already service-connected.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for asthma, secondary to his service-connected lung cancer with COPD, is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran's current asthma was aggravated by his service-connected disability (lung cancer with COPD).,The Veteran's claim for service connection for bronchiolitis is remanded as additional development is needed.

The Veteran's asthma, allergic rhinitis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are granted as they are presumed to be related to his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations. The lower back condition is remanded for further examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error in obtaining an adequate opinion regarding whether the Veteran's respiratory disability had its onset in service or is otherwise related to service. The claim will be reconsidered with this issue addressed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, asthma, sleep apnea, bilateral upper extremity polyneuropathy, and bilateral lower extremity polyneuropathy have been granted. The appeals are remanded for additional development regarding the Veteran's claims for service connection of asthma and sleep apnea, as well as his claims for service connection of bilateral upper and lower extremity polyneuropathy.

The Board has granted service connection for sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, asthma, and COPD, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's active duty service due to exposure to Agent Orange.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the initial grant of service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD) is denied. The Board found that the September 1997 claim did not reasonably encompass a claim for CAD, and therefore, VA did not receive a valid claim prior to August 31, 2010.