Asthma Board decisions

The Board found that the appellant's respiratory and cardiovascular disabilities did not have their onset during service or within one year of separation, and are not etiologically related to his military service. The claims for service connection were denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for recurrent bronchitis with recurrent asthma and bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent or any compensable evaluation. The arthritis claim was not addressed as it pertained to an issue other than service connection.

The veteran's claim for service connection for asthma is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a VA examination.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for bronchial asthma and lumbosacral strain, as well as a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, have been denied because the veteran failed to report for scheduled VA examinations.

The Board denied an evaluation higher than the current 30 percent for asthma and did not grant a TDIU, finding that the veteran's service-connected conditions do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for further development, including an examination and notification of rating criteria.

The veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred from September 17, 2002 to September 19, 2002 were denied as the treatment was not for a service-connected disability and no emergency condition existed.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's hypertension and coronary artery disease as secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The claim for service connection for asthma is REMANDED due to conflicting medical opinions.

The veteran does not have a current right ankle or tibia/fibula disability related to his military service.,There is no evidence of a current residual disability from the in-service right tibia/fibula fracture.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have chronic asthma related to his military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claims for higher initial evaluations and service connection were denied. The VA found that his migraine headaches, osteoarthritis of the right ankle, asthma, allergic rhinitis with sinusitis, hypertension, residuals of a nose fracture, anemia, diverticulosis, and narcissistic personality disorder did not warrant increased ratings or service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his bronchial asthma and denied entitlement to an effective date prior to July 24, 1997, for a TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for asthma and radiculopathy of the left leg, but denied a higher initial disability rating for residuals of right ankle fracture. The veteran's asthma was rated at 30 percent disabling from June 25, 2005, and his radiculopathy of the left leg was rated as 10 percent disabling from February 3, 2004.

The veteran's service-connected asthma is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board has granted a rating of 30 percent for his allergic rhinitis. The issue of entitlement to TDIU remains pending.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for iritis and granted it based on new evidence. The claim for service connection for asthma was denied as there is no direct or presumptive link to active duty service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for osteoarthritis, peptic ulcer disease, and asthma due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service. The claim for nonservice connected disability pension benefits was also denied as the veteran did not have qualifying active service.

The Board has ordered additional development as the veteran's active service records are unclear and may not have been submitted. The case will be returned to the RO for further action.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of June 23, 2003 for his TDIU rating based on service-connected disabilities.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected asthma with COPD did not meet the criteria for a higher rating prior to May 15, 2008. Beginning on May 15, 2008, the evidence showed symptoms warranting a 100% disability evaluation.

The veteran died from cardio-respiratory arrest due to bronchial asthma. The Board finds that the service-connected disability did not cause or contribute substantially or materially to his death, and thus denied service connection for the cause of death.