Asthma Board decisions

The Board has determined that additional medical evidence is necessary to clarify whether the Veteran's preexisting asthma was aggravated by his period of active service. The case is therefore REMANDED for further action.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for COPD/asthma as secondary to asbestos exposure, finding that there was no evidence linking his current breathing condition to service or any other factor.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and verifying the Veteran's exposure to mustard gas and asbestos in service.

The Veteran's COPD with bronchial asthma and coccidiomycosis is currently rated at 60 percent, which does not meet the criteria for an evaluation in excess of this rating.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been denied. The Board found no new evidence to reopen the previously denied claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for asthma and a compensable rating for bronchitis, finding that there was no evidence of current asthma. The claim for TDIU based on service-connected disabilities is also denied.

The Board determined that the Veteran's stepson, C.W., was not entitled to benefits as a helpless child due to lack of evidence showing permanent incapacity for self-support prior to and at age 18.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the criteria for a higher rating under the old and new rating criteria did not meet the requirements for an increase to the next higher level (30 percent).

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of scheduled hearing and additional evidence needs to be reviewed. The Veteran's claims for service connection are pending.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability, asthma, hearing loss, and tinnitus have been denied as there is no evidence of an in-service injury or disease that is linked to the current disabilities.

The case is being remanded for the Veteran to be provided an opportunity to appoint a representative and for the claims folder to be forwarded to that representative.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, finding that the Veteran was not in receipt of compensation at the time of his death due to service-connected disabilities and did not meet the eligibility requirements for benefits.

The Board denied service connection for asthma as new and material evidence was not provided, and also denied service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss.

The veteran's requests to reopen claims for service connection for asthma, sleep apnea, sinusitis, and allergic rhinitis were denied as new and material evidence was not presented.

The Board found that the evidence did not show that asthma was related to the Veteran's period of active military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for asthma and sarcoidosis as there was no evidence of a nexus between his in-service exposure to fumes and his current respiratory conditions.

The veteran withdrew her appeal before the Board made a decision.

The Board granted the petition to reopen the claim for service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for chronic asthma.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and depression, but denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, right knee chondromalacia, residual pain due to left knee cellulitis, back injury residuals, morbid obesity, kidney infections, and asthma. The Board also granted initial 10 percent disability ratings for a left knee disability and asthma.

The Veteran's pulmonary disorder, manifested by adult onset asthma, bronchitis, bronchiectasis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with respiratory failure, is service-connected as it had its onset during service.