Asthma Board decisions

The Veteran's COPD was not incurred or aggravated during service, and the Board denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the cause of the decedent's death, asthma and emphysema, is not related to his active military service. As a result, the claim for service connection for the cause of death is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnosis of asthma is related to his service, and thus grants service connection for bronchial asthma.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development, including obtaining SSA disability benefits records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected asthma.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial evaluation in excess of 50 percent for rectocele and service connection for a respiratory disorder (claimed as asthma). The Veteran is not entitled to a separate compensable evaluation for fecal leakage, and her current symptoms do not meet the criteria for higher ratings under DC 7332. Service connection for a respiratory disorder was also denied due to lack of evidence of a current disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information regarding service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations and a need for additional development, including medical examinations.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bronchial asthma and a higher initial rating for anatomical loss of the right eye was denied. The evidence did not meet the criteria for any increased ratings.

The Veteran's asthma and hypertension were diagnosed during active duty service and are considered to have begun in service.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for service-connected asthma is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA clinical records and a more recent examination.

The Veteran's bronchial asthma has increased in severity so as to warrant a 100 percent disability rating beginning December 13, 2006.

The Veteran's lung disability, including COPD, bronchitis, asthma, and bronchiectasis, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Veteran's service-connected bronchial asthma and migraine headaches prevent him from engaging in substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to COPD, emphysema and asthma, finding that these conditions were not related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a lower back disorder and asthma, finding that there was no evidence to support these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for multiple sclerosis, asthma, and type II diabetes mellitus, all claimed as due to herbicide exposure. The Board found no evidence linking these conditions to service or to herbicide exposure.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and assigned a 10 percent disability rating, effective October 18, 1996. The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date was denied.

The Board has granted the petition to reopen a final disallowed claim for service connection for asthma and determined that new and material evidence has been presented. The Veteran's current claim is based on his assertion of a respiratory disability related to his service, specifically the numerous bilateral pneumothoraces during active service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination and consideration of secondary service connection claims. The TDIU claim will be adjudicated in conjunction with these issues.

The Board denied service connection for asthma and an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, finding that the Veteran's conditions preexisted service or were not aggravated by service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected asthmatic lung disorder does not warrant an extraschedular rating due to its current level of impairment and the fact that it has not required frequent hospitalizations.