Asthma Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's bronchial asthma warrants a 100 percent evaluation, based on FEV-1 findings of less than 40 percent predicted.

The veteran's claim for higher ratings for bronchial asthma was denied as the evidence did not show that his condition met the criteria for a higher rating under the old VA rating criteria.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for special monthly pension based on need for aid and attendance or being housebound, finding that he did not meet the criteria for either condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for asthma, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted. The RO previously denied the claim in October 1995.

The Board has determined that the veteran's asthma was incurred in service and granted service connection for it. However, the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease did not manifest during or as a result of service and is denied.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen the veteran's claims of service connection for rheumatism, bronchial asthma, osteoarthritis, and/or malaria. The previous denials were based on a lack of evidence showing these conditions during service or within the regulatory presumptive period.

The Board has determined that the veteran's preexisting bronchial asthma was aggravated by his military service during World War II.

The Board has determined that the prior decision granting service connection for asthma was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous, thus restoring the veteran's service connection.

The Board found no evidence of asthma during service or for many years after, and concluded that the condition was not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The veteran's bronchial asthma results in almost daily attacks and marked dyspnea, meeting the criteria for a 60 percent disability rating since May 25, 1990.

The Board denied an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for the veteran's asthma, finding that the current evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under either set of rating criteria.

The Board denied the claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that no service-connected disability caused or contributed substantially or materially to his death.

The VA has determined that the veteran's cause of death, pulmonary arrest due to asthma, was not caused by or a result of his service-connected Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The veteran did not have a total disability permanent in nature resulting from a service-connected disability at the time of his death.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to January 10, 2001, for a 60 percent evaluation for asthma with reactive airway dysfunction syndrome.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected asthma, currently rated at 30 percent.

The VA denied the veteran's claim that the cost of replacement windows for her residence should be considered as an unusual and unreimbursed medical expense in determining her countable income for improved disability pension purposes.

The veteran's bronchial asthma warrants daily use of prednisone/steroids and the VA has granted a 100 percent disability evaluation for this condition.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn prior to the Board making a decision.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bronchial asthma, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, ethmoiditis and pharyngitis, headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, and a left ankle disability.

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death (COPD) was not related to his service-connected disabilities and did not occur due to tobacco use during service. The claim for non-service-connected death pension benefits is denied as the veteran had no recognized guerrilla service and was not a member of the Armed Forces of the United States.