Asthma Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA respiratory examination to determine the nature and etiology of his sleep apnea. The examiner should address whether it was caused or aggravated by service-connected bronchial asthma and/or PTSD.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for clarification of the TDIU examination, and further development is required.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's GERD and asthmatic bronchitis are related to his service-connected psychogenic gastrointestinal disturbance, warranting a grant of service connection for both conditions.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have chronic bronchitis and thus, service connection for bronchitis is denied.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis effective June 30, 1997 and assigned a 10% disability rating. The Veteran's attorney argued that the effective date should be July 2, 1991, but this was denied by the May 2009 Board decision.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher initial rating for service-connected asthma is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and consideration of new evidence.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD was denied, and his attempt to reopen a previously denied claim of service connection for bronchial asthma was also denied. The evidence received since the previous denial is not considered new and material.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions, including whether they are related to service or any periods of ACDUTRA.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a chest injury and temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ), but denied the claim for service connection for a respiratory disability, to include asthma.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions, including macules on the tongue, bronchitis, asthma, sinusitis, a heart murmur, hypertension (HTN), right and left carpal tunnel syndromes, bilateral pes planus, low back disability, residuals of salpingo-oophorectomy, and psychiatric disorders have been granted.

The Veteran's asthma has not met the criteria for a higher rating, as his FEV-1 and FEV-1/FVC values are within the range that warrant only a 30 percent disability evaluation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for hypertension due to insufficient evidence regarding whether his hypertension is secondary to his service-connected asthma. The case will be returned for further development and consideration.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bronchial asthma and bilateral pes planus were denied. The claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type 1 is being remanded to the RO.

The Board found that the Veteran's asthma preexisted service and was not aggravated by service, thus granting her claim for service connection.

The Veteran claims service connection for a lung disability, including asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, and asbestosis, due to asbestos exposure during active military service. The case is remanded for further evaluation of the Veteran's current respiratory disabilities and determination of their relationship to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further examination and consideration of his employability due to service-connected disabilities. The case will be returned to the Board after additional development.

The Veteran's asthma with chest pain and migraine headaches are related to her period of military service, while the remaining claims have been withdrawn.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for asthma, bilateral pes planus valgus, and hypertension are denied as there is no evidence of impairment warranting a higher rating under VA's schedular criteria.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's asthma is reasonably shown to have been caused by her service-connected atopic dermatitis, and therefore grants secondary service connection for asthma.

The Veteran's asthma is service-connected, and he was granted a noncompensable rating for his diastasis recti status post hernia. The Veteran received a 10 percent rating for his bilateral tinea pedis prior to September 27, 2010, and a higher rating since then.