Asthma Board decisions

The Board has denied service connection for asthma and remanded the issues of service connection for a heart disorder, to include hyperlipidemia, atrial fibrillation and cardiomyopathy, and diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with prior remand directives and insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's asthma is related to her reported allergic response to a smallpox vaccination during service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are remanded due to insufficient evidence. The issues include PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder, residuals of a stroke, bilateral lower extremity PAD, COPD, asthma, and TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development and consideration of his claims, including service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), ratings for bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis, and chronic sinusitis, and TDIU.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for asthma, sinusitis, and COPD, finding that his respiratory conditions preexisted service and were not aggravated by service. The Board also found no evidence of asbestos exposure or a link between COPD and active service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have not rendered him unemployable, and the claim for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability is denied.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for sleep apnea was denied.,Service connection for tinnitus and asthma were both denied, while service connection for headaches was granted.

The Board has remanded the case for obtaining VA treatment records pertaining to the April 2011 foot surgery. The issues of temporary total rating due to right foot skin condition and service connection for asthma are now pending.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased ratings and service connection claims, including those related to pes planus, left wrist disorder (including CUE in a prior rating decision), bilateral knee disabilities, and asthma. The Board dismissed the cases as a result.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation for bilateral plantar fasciitis is dismissed. The Veteran's asthma is granted as service-connected due to presumptive exposure in the Southwest Asia theater of operation during the Persian Gulf War. The Veteran's bilateral hand and foot numbness are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's respiratory conditions, including asthma, COPD, pulmonary nodule diagnoses, chronic sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, chronic laryngitis, and benign neoplasm of sinus are remanded for further evaluation due to lack of a nexus opinion regarding their relation to service or herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings and service connection have been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's asthma is granted service connection and rated at the maximum available rating of 100 percent.,Service connection for a left toe disability is denied as there is no separate diagnosis from his already service-connected left foot disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding his allergies, respiratory condition, infracts of the brain (claimed as strokes), and ocular migraines. These conditions may be related to herbicide exposure or secondary to his service-connected hypothyroidism.

The Veteran's claims for bronchial asthma and right hip condition have been remanded due to the need for further development. Her claim for allergic rhinitis with chronic upper respiratory infections has been granted, as well as her PTSD claim based on MST.

The Veteran's asthma was rated at 30 percent prior to October 16, 2020. The Board has remanded the case for further development and rating consideration.

The Board denied service connection for asthma, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis is not related to his active duty service.,The Board also denied service connection for bilateral lower and upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, concluding there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied. The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen the previously denied claims.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because the appellant requested to withdraw their appeal before a decision could be made.

The Veteran's asthma and right ankle sprain status-post surgical repair claims are being remanded for additional examinations to determine the severity of these conditions. Other service connection claims, including those related to infections, mononucleosis, facial injuries, GERD, nausea, neurological disorders, plantar fasciitis, shin splints, bronchitis, conjunctivitis, and pharyngitis are also being remanded for additional examinations and opinions.