Asthma Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete development and missing records. The claims will be returned to the AOJ for further action.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for asthma is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including addressing the use of corticosteroids and VA treatment records showing Mometasone.

The Veteran's chronic respiratory disabilities, including asthma, COPD, restrictive lung disease, and obstructive sleep apnea, were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The Board found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, bilateral diabetic retinopathy with history of cataracts, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities. Service connection was denied for right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, lung disorder (bronchitis and asthma), and acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD).

The Veteran's appeal was denied on all issues related to his service-connected conditions, with no new evidence provided that would warrant reopening the claims.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing an opinion regarding whether asthma is related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's respiratory disability, diagnosed as asthma, is related to active service and grants service connection for this condition. The right ankle disability issue remains pending due to a lack of a Statement of the Case.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received sufficient to reopen the Veteran's previously denied claim for service connection for asthma. However, the Board finds that there is no persuasive evidence associating the current asthma with his period of active military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including her back and psychiatric conditions, render her unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for asthma and low back disability have been denied as the evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Veteran's service-connected asthma has been rated at 60 percent, and she meets the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to her multiple service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including her knee disabilities and depression, preclude her from securing substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's appeals regarding effective dates prior to August 18, 2003 for the grants of service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae, eczema, and bronchial asthma have been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings on several service-connected disabilities and for service connection for additional conditions has been withdrawn. The Veteran's daughter, M.E.W., is recognized as the 'helpless child' of the Veteran for VA compensation purposes.

The Board finds that the Veteran's asthma and deviated septum are not related to service or a service-connected disability, thus denying her claims for service connection.

The Veteran's asthma, tonsillitis, and laryngitis are being remanded for further examination to determine their etiology.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's asthma was not incurred in or aggravated by service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's asthma was rated at 60% effective March 13, 2013. The earlier date of claim for an increased rating is not factually ascertainable.

The Veteran's asthma was granted service connection with a 30% disability rating effective February 9, 1998. The VA found that the pre-bronchodilator pulmonary function test results were sufficient to support this rating.