Asthma Board decisions

The Board has granted the claim of service connection for asthma, finding that the Veteran's condition had onset during her active duty training and resolving all doubts in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for asthma due to potential exposure to burning classified materials during active duty, as it is unclear if this exposure caused or contributed to the development of the Veteran's asthma.

The Veteran's asthma and acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD with anxiety/depression) are remanded for further development due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on statutory housebound status due to her service-connected conditions and additional nonservice-connected disabilities, finding that she did not meet the criteria for SMC.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and a lumbar spine disorder, both found to be related to in-service noise exposure. Service connection for asthma is denied due to lack of covered service.

The Veteran's asthma was rated at 30% from May 4, 2011, to August 27, 2019. The rating was increased to 60% on September 25, 2019, and then to 100% effective that same day.,The Veteran is granted SMC at the housebound rate from December 7, 2018, to September 24, 2019.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, resulting in the dismissal of the case.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's asthma disability may have pre-existed service and is not related to in-service complaints or treatment. The claim is being remanded for a new medical opinion.

The Board has granted service connection for a respiratory disorder, including interstitial lung disease, pulmonary fibrosis, asthma, and pulmonary asbestosis, due to in-service asbestos exposure.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of the feet has been denied. The claims for aid and attendance due to PTSD, voiding dysfunction, secondary to prostate cancer with radiation burn causing internal bleeding, asthma, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy have been remanded. The need for a higher level of care claim has also been remanded.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU effective April 12, 2011. The Board found that the criteria for an earlier effective date were not met.

The Board denied service connection for asthma, finding that the evidence did not support a nexus between the Veteran's current asthma and her active duty service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for asthma was granted with an effective date of March 5, 2024. The Board found that the liberalizing law regarding presumptive exposure to burn pits during active duty in Afghanistan applied and resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and an inadequate medical opinion. The Veteran's asthma will be reviewed again with additional evidence and a new medical opinion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for asthma and sleep apnea due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Veteran is not entitled to service connection for reactive airway disease.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for asthma and allergic rhinitis due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal prior to a decision being made.

Clauses an effective date of August 5, 2021 for the award of service connection for asthmatic bronchitis.,The Veteran's appeal for a higher initial disability rating for asthma was denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current ankle, hand and leg arthritis, or asthma disorders related to his military service. The claims for these conditions are being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an undiagnosed illness manifested as fatigue and asthma have been granted. The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms are related to his in-service exposure to environmental hazards while serving in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.

The Veteran's right knee disability is related to parachute jumps and in-service injuries, but service connection cannot be established.,Asthma has been granted as service-connected with a current evaluation of 10%, but no higher rating is assigned.