Asthma Board decisions

The appeal for service connection and special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance has been dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for a respiratory disorder, including COPD and asthma, due to inadequate medical examination. The case is being returned for further proceedings.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations obtained in connection with each claimed disability are deficient and requires new examinations to determine if the Veteran's disabilities had their onset during service or are otherwise etiologically related.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's respiratory disabilities, specifically asthma and COPD. The VA examiner was asked to provide an addendum opinion addressing these conditions in relation to active service.

The Board denied service connection for a heart condition and a respiratory condition, finding that the evidence does not support a link between these conditions and active service.,The Veteran's claims were based on exposure to chemicals at Fort Ord and Gordon, but the Board found no credible evidence linking his current conditions to this exposure.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed obstructive sleep apnea, specifically whether it is related to his service-connected bronchial asthma and PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic lung condition, including asthma and COPD, is being remanded due to the need for a VA medical opinion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for obstructive sleep apnea, reactive airway disease, and asthma due to inadequate examinations that did not address his reported in-service exposures and symptoms.

The Board denied service connection for asthma and asthmatic bronchitis as the conditions existed prior to service entrance and did not worsen during active duty.

The Board has granted service connection for a respiratory condition, including asthma and calcified granuloma of the left lung. The claims for an increased rating for ischemic heart disease with coronary artery bypass graft and earlier effective date are being remanded.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for a bilateral eye disability, asthma, and PTSD have been reopened due to the receipt of new and material evidence. The claims are granted.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus as secondary to bilateral hearing loss, valvular heart disease and right AV block (to include as secondary to service-connected hypertension), bronchial asthma, and TDIU due to inadequate VA opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for a respiratory disability, including bronchial asthma. The new evidence submitted did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.

The Veteran's claims for gout, pseudogout, asthma, sleep apnea, and skin cancer were denied as not related to service. The claim for kidney disability was remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's respiratory disorder, including asthma, emphysema, and restricted lung disease, is related to service-connected sinusitis or rhinitis or due to in-service asbestos exposure. However, additional development is needed as the medical opinion provided did not address the Veteran's submissions or lay statements.

Asthma was granted service connection effective March 26, 2015.,Right knee joint osteoarthritis and right wrist osteoarthritis were granted service connection effective October 3, 2014.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea with constrictive bronchiolitis (lung disability) has been granted a rating of 100 percent, which is the highest possible rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection of kidney stones and diverticulitis. The claims for rash, diarrhea, and asthma have been reopened.

The Veteran's respiratory disability, specifically asthma, is granted as service connected. The right lower leg condition and bilateral hip condition are denied due to lack of evidence supporting their connection to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for allergic rhinitis, bronchitis, asthma, pes planus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder are denied. The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left knee disability remain on appeal.