The Veteran's service-connected exercise-induced asthma is currently rated at 30 percent, effective from March 11, 2008. The Board denied an increased rating for the period from November 1, 2004 to March 11, 2008.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's asthma warrants a higher disability rating during the period in question.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral vertigo
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 19, 2009
- Citation
- 0939662
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for Meniere's disease and peripheral vertigo, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate reasons and bases for its decision, including not addressing the use of permanent as the standard for aggravation in a June 2022 VA opinion, not addressing untranslated documents found in the record, and not giving a proper foundation for credibility findings. The Veteran's peripheral vertigo may be caused or aggravated by medication taken for service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a duty-to-assist error, requiring an addendum opinion from a VA doctor regarding whether the Veteran's conditions are related to the September 21, 2018, VA audiological evaluation.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral vertigo, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to military service or a service-connected disability.
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