Asthma Board decisions

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.,The veteran's service-connected disabilities are not shown to preclude him from performing substantially gainful employment consistent with his educational and occupational background.

The veteran's initial claim for higher ratings for bronchial asthma was denied. The RO granted service connection and assigned a 10% rating prior to June 1998, and a 30% rating since June 1998.

The veteran seeks service connection for bronchial asthma. The RO denied the claim in January 2005, and the case is now remanded to allow the RO to determine if a timely Substantive Appeal was filed.

The Board has granted service connection for panic attacks secondary to the veteran's service-connected mitral valve prolapse. Service connection for pituitary tumor, PTSD, and asthma have been denied.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for asthma, finding no evidence of a nexus between his current diagnosis and his military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim to reopen her previously denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that the new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board found no evidence of a current right foot disorder due to service and denied the claim. For the asthma claim, new and material evidence was not received since the last denial in December 1997, leading to its continued denial.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need to obtain VA clinic records from Toledo, Ohio.

The Board has decided to remand the veteran's claims for asthma and sarcoidosis due to incomplete information about his treatment at a facility called St. Edwards, which needs to be obtained.

The Board has granted the reduction of the veteran's asthma rating from 30 percent to 10 percent, effective June 1, 2004. The right wrist injury issue remains denied.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his bronchial asthma was denied until February 18, 2005, when the VA granted a 60 percent evaluation effective from that date.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected asthma is being remanded due to the need for a more contemporaneous VA examination and pulmonary function tests.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have asthma that is related to her military service, and thus denied her claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed conditions, including right knee arthritis, left knee disability, pulmonary disability (bronchitis and asthma), bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and psychiatric disability other than PTSD, were not incurred or aggravated by service. The evidence did not establish a nexus between any of these conditions and service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of service connection for asthma, finding that the only cognizable date was the date of receipt of his application to reopen his previously denied claim on June 28, 2001.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for asthma and residuals of pneumonia, finding no competent medical evidence showing a link to military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's asthma was incurred in active service and is granted service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current disabilities of asthma or tinnitus, and thus cannot establish service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bronchial asthma is a direct result of his service in the Gulf, where he was exposed to burning oil wells and chemicals. As such, the claim for service connection is granted.

The veteran's tinnitus and bronchial asthma are both found to be related to service, with the Board granting service connection for both conditions.