Asthma Board decisions

The Veteran's asthma was rated at 30 percent disabling, and the appeal for an increased rating or SMC based on aid and attendance or housebound status was denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for asthma, finding that his condition did not originate in service or until years thereafter and is not otherwise etiologically related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's respiratory disabilities, including asthma and COPD. The examiner is asked to provide an opinion on when these conditions initially manifested and whether they are related to service or a pre-existing condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the Veteran's respiratory disability and its relation to service, including exposure to Agent Orange. The claim will be returned for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals, and the Board dismissed the appeal due to the withdrawal.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims and rating decisions due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including asthma and COPD, left knee osteoarthritis, right knee osteoarthritis, and right knee instability, prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation prior to November 3, 2016. The Board granted the TDIU on an extraschedular basis.

The Veteran's asthma is rated at 30 percent, but the evidence does not show that his condition meets or approximates the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 6602.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as depressive disorder, is granted service connection.,Service connection for fatigue and headaches due to undiagnosed illness during the Persian Gulf War are granted.

The Board denied service connection for left and right knee disabilities, asthma, COPD, heart disability, hypertension, and carpal tunnel syndrome of the hands due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.,Service connection was also not granted for increased rating for vertigo and total disability individual unemployability (TDIU) issues.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD prevented him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment for the period from December 20, 2013 to August 9, 2019. The Board granted a TDIU based solely on his PTSD during this period.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for psychiatric disability, TBI, and left thigh and tibia disorder have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of these claims.,New and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims of service connection for respiratory disorder and bilateral hearing loss. Service connection is granted for a respiratory disorder (including asthma and allergic rhinitis with hay fever) and reopened claim for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of Gulf War environmental hazards, an acquired psychiatric disability, and hypertension. The appeal for asthma was granted based on a presumptive service connection due to exposure in the Southwest Asia theater during the Persian Gulf War.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's asthma claim is remanded due to the lack of PFT measurements in his most recent VA examination, which are necessary for determining the severity of his condition.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's asthma. Service connection is denied for a back disability and radiculopathy of the lower extremities.

The Veteran's asthma was not rated higher than 60% from May 16, 2011 to November 29, 2018 and was not rated higher than 30% from November 30, 2018 forward.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of pulmonary function testing (PFT) for asthma, which is necessary to determine the current severity and appropriate rating.

The Veteran's service-connected pneumoconiosis, asthma, and sleep apnea was granted a 60 percent disability rating from January 5, 2015 to December 2, 2019.

The Veteran's asthma claims are remanded due to outstanding VA treatment records. The TDIU claim is also remanded for the same reason.