The Veteran seeks service connection for a respiratory disability, specifically chronic bronchial asthma. The Board is remanding the case to obtain an opinion on whether his pre-existing chronic rhinitis was aggravated by his second period of service and if his chronic bronchial asthma was aggravated during that time.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's pre-existing chronic rhinitis may have been aggravated by his exposure to oil well fires, smoke and fumes during his Southwest Asia service. The Board needs an opinion on whether this aggravation occurred.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic bronchial asthma
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2017
- Citation
- 1713475
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating higher than 30 percent for chronic bronchial asthma as the evidence did not show an increase in severity.
- Denied
The Veteran's respiratory disability, including chronic bronchial asthma and chronic rhinitis, was not incurred or aggravated by service. The Board found that the condition pre-existed service and did not undergo an increase in severity during his second period of active duty service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran died from cardio respiratory arrest, and the Board is remanding the case for additional development to determine if his death was caused by service-connected conditions.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for chronic bronchial asthma, finding that the condition was initially manifested during active duty.
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