Asthma Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating for obstructive sleep apnea and bilateral plantar fasciitis (claimed as bilateral pes planus) has been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeals.

The Veteran's OSA and asthma disabilities are being granted service connection, but the issues of service connection for insomnia disability remain pending due to a remand.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory condition, including bronchiectasis, asthma, and COPD, finding that there is no credible evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including a new VA examination for the Veteran's low back disability and service connection claims for psychiatric disorders, elbow, wrist, hand, and respiratory disabilities. The Veteran is seeking higher ratings for his low back disability and service connection for various conditions.

The Veteran's asthma was granted service connection due to a qualifying chronic disability (asthma) that became manifest within 10 years of his separation from service. Service connection for the thoracolumbar spine disability was denied as there is no evidence of such condition during or within one year after service discharge, and the Board found insufficient evidence linking it to service.

The Board has granted direct service connection for the Veteran's asthma, finding that it is at least as likely as not caused by an in-service exposure to burn pits and other particulates during deployment to Iraq.

The Board granted service connection for asthma, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to her active service and aggravated by it. The claim was reopened due to new evidence submitted since the final August 1996 decision.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for asthma and tinnitus due to missing records from the Veteran's Air Force Reserve service, inadequate opinion in the original decision, and need for further development.

The Veteran's recurrent UTIs with urinary incontinence are rated at the maximum schedular rating of 60 percent. The claim for service connection for OSA as secondary to service-connected recurrent UTIs with urinary incontinence is granted, while other claims remain denied.

The Board denied service connection for right upper, left upper, right lower, and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy as well as asthma, Bell's palsy, and myelitis. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or related to the Veteran's military service.,There was no medical documentation of any of these conditions during service, nor did they develop within one year post-service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for asthma, finding that there was no evidence of a disease or injury in service indicative of asthma and that the current diagnosis is not related to service. The Board also found that the presumptive service connection criteria were not met due to the lack of exposure to fine particulate matter during service.

The Board has found that there was not substantial compliance with its prior remand directives and has ordered another remand to obtain the Veteran's private treatment records for PTSD and Asthma evaluations.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disorder, diagnosed as pulmonary hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), interstitial lung disease, and asthma, for substitution and accrued benefits purposes. The evidence shows that these conditions are related to active service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and her service-connected allergic rhinitis and asthma. The examiner is asked to provide a more detailed opinion on whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was aggravated by her service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for asthma was denied in a January 2019 rating decision. The case is being remanded due to the need for issuance of a statement of the case.

The Veteran's asthma is granted as service connection due to qualifying service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.,Service connection for GERD and gastritis with hiatal hernia is denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to his period of active service.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea had its onset during service and is granted.,New and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for asthma, which will be decided on the merits.,Right (dominant) elbow arthritis, lateral epicondylitis, and tricep tendonitis are found to have their onset in service.

The Veteran's hypertension, erectile dysfunction, diabetes mellitus, type II, asthma, sleep apnea, heart disability, and low back disability were not shown as chronic in service or within the applicable presumptive period. The evidence does not establish continuity of symptomatology for any of these conditions.,While the Veteran reported symptoms shortly after discharge from service, there is no medical evidence showing pertinent symptomatology until many years after separation.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his bilateral inguinal hernia surgery residuals was denied. His claims for service connection of bilateral knee/shin conditions and back condition were reopened, but the cases are still pending as they need further examination to determine their etiology.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for hearing loss has been remanded due to the need for a new VA examination. The issue of service connection for a respiratory condition, including asbestosis and asthma, is also remanded.