The Veteran's claims for increased ratings have been denied. The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims of service connection for allergies and a left ankle disability, allowing these claims to be reviewed on their merits.,For the asthma claim, the Veteran is currently rated at 30 percent from January 11, 2010. For hemorrhoids, he is currently rated at 10 percent since November 25, 2014.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new and material evidence had been received to reopen the claims of service connection for allergies and a left ankle disability, allowing these claims to be reviewed on their merits.,For asthma, the Veteran's condition has required daily inhalational therapy since January 11, 2010. For hemorrhoids, they have not shown persistent bleeding or fissures.
- Claimed conditions
- Allergies, Left ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 26, 2016
- Citation
- 1629674
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