Asthma Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of fatigue or any other claimed conditions related to service, and thus cannot establish service connection for these issues.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to missing VA clinical records from the Montgomery, Alabama facility. The claims will be reconsidered based on a review of all available evidence.

The Board has determined that asthma, a condition claimed by the veteran, began during his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's asthma is related to her military service and granted her claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for increased ratings due to insufficient evidence and a need for further examination.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a respiratory disability, specifically bronchial asthma. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any such disability.

The veteran claims service connection for a respiratory disorder, claimed as asthma, due to asbestos exposure. The Board has ordered the VA to investigate potential asbestos exposure during service and schedule the veteran for a VA examination to determine if his current respiratory condition is related to in-service asbestos exposure.

The VA has granted service connection for asthma and assigned a 10 percent rating, effective April 5, 2002. The veteran's current condition does not meet the criteria for a higher initial rating.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary for the veteran's claims of increased rating for chronic bronchial asthma and service connection for coronary artery disease.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for asthma, pneumonia, and a right ankle condition due to lack of competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current right knee disability related to his military service and finds no evidence of a compensable cervical spine disability. The claims for depression, left arm peripheral neuropathy, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and COPD/asthma are deferred pending completion of development.

The veteran's bronchial asthma is found to be service-connected as it manifested shortly before discharge and has been treated continuously since.

The Board has denied service connection for the claimed conditions, finding no evidence of their onset or association with military service.

The veteran's asthma is currently rated at 60 percent, but the evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,The veteran's headaches are currently rated at 10 percent and meet the criteria for a 30 percent evaluation.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing the veteran with proper VCAA notice.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic asthma and an initial noncompensable disability rating for the left foot injury residuals. The veteran's asthma is found to have been incurred in service, while his left foot condition was also linked to service.

The Board found that the veteran's asthma, which had previously been rated at 100 percent, warranted a reduced rating to 30 percent effective November 1, 2002. The reduction was proper as there was material improvement in his condition.

The Board has granted a 30 percent disability rating for chronic sinusitis, finding that the veteran's condition results in more than six non-incapacitating episodes of sinusitis per year characterized by headaches, pain, and purulent discharge or crusting.

The Board has determined that the appellant's asthma was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and therefore denied her claim for service connection.

The veteran's asthma was rated at 30 percent from January 23, 2002, through January 4, 2005. From January 5, 2005, forward, the rating for asthma has been increased to 60 percent. The Board found that the evidence did not warrant a higher rating at any time.