The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for allergic asthma and finds that new evidence supports a finding that his current condition is related to his time in active duty service.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion provided by a VA physician indicates that the Veteran's current asthma is as likely as not related to the asthma documented during his time in active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Allergic Asthma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2010
- Citation
- 1043844
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for allergic asthma is denied. The Board found that the Veteran's FEV-1 and FEV-1/FVC levels have not been below 40% predicted, and he has not experienced any episodes of respiratory failure or required daily use of high dose corticosteroids.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's asthma existed prior to his service and was not aggravated by service, thus denying service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The appeal is granted as his PTSD is now considered service-connected.
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