Asthma Board decisions

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, effective June 10, 2003. Service connection for CAD and COPD with asthma and bronchitis was denied.

The veteran's claims for service connection for asbestos-related disorder, asthma, sleep apnea, and fungal disorder on the foot and back are all denied as there is no competent medical evidence showing current diagnoses of these conditions.,Service connection for hypertension is also denied as there is no evidence of hypertension during service or within one year post-service.

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal for service connection for asthma, including as secondary to herbicide exposure. The Board does not have jurisdiction to consider this matter.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral shin splints and bilateral fallen arches, finding no current disability involving her legs or feet. The Board also found that her pes planus pre-existed her military service and was not aggravated by it. For asthma, the Board determined there is no evidence of a current disability warranting an increased rating beyond 30 percent.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for asbestosis, including COPD and bronchial asthma. The earliest effective date available is February 7, 1999.

The Board found that the veteran had asthma at the time of her entry into active service and that it was not aggravated during service. Therefore, the presumption of soundness is rebutted, and the claim for service connection for asthma is granted.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to missing medical records from the Social Security Administration and the Salt Lake City VA Medical Center. The veteran's asthma treatment records are needed for a full evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that an earlier effective date for bronchial asthma was not warranted. The veteran's claim to reopen his PTSD claim is also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's asthma is related to her service, resolving all doubt in favor of the veteran.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for lung disability, finding that new and material evidence has been received. The issue is now on remand to determine if the current lung disorder is related to active service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for asthma is being remanded due to incomplete records and the need for an addendum examination.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher evaluations or service connection.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found no evidence of a dental disability, and the maximum schedular rating for residuals of submucous resection, rhinoplasty, was already assigned.

The VA has granted service connection for asthma and assigned a 60 percent disability rating, effective September 9, 2004. The veteran's asthma does not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating.

The Board denied service connection for allergies, breathing problems (to include asthma), and residuals of bilateral stress fractures of the heels due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The veteran's asthma has been manifested by symptomatology requiring daily inhalational therapy; FEV-1 and FEV-1/FVC are greater than 55 percent, and the veteran has not required intermittent courses of systemic corticosteroids. The criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent have not been met from February 11, 2004 through August 5, 2007.

The veteran died of congestive heart failure and bronchial asthma. The Board finds no service-connected disability at the time of his death, and thus denies service connection for the cause of death. The appellant's claim for accrued benefits is denied as it was received more than one year after the veteran's death. The appellant is not eligible for nonservice-connected VA death pension benefits due to her husband's service in recognized guerrilla forces or Philippine Army.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have headaches associated with voices as a residual of head injury, nor does he have sleep apnea and asthmatic seizures that are related to active service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper VCAA notice.

The Board has determined that the veteran's asthma is as likely as not aggravated by his service-connected allergic rhinitis, and thus grants service connection for this condition on a secondary basis.