The Board has ordered a supplemental VA medical opinion to determine the etiology of the Veteran's asthma, specifically whether it is related to service and if it was aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: Asthma may have been aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
- Claimed conditions
- asthma with bronchitis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2017
- Citation
- 1750335
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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.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of left and right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy was granted. The claim for an earlier effective date for asthma with bronchitis and a higher rating for the same condition were denied. TDIU from November 29, 2013, was granted.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) for the entire period on appeal, excluding a temporary total rating period from January 30, 2024, to February 29, 2024.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating in excess of 100 percent for asthma with bronchitis has been dismissed as moot because she was granted permanent and total disability status for her service-connected condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VA examinations obtained in connection with each claimed disability are deficient and requires new examinations to determine if the Veteran's disabilities had their onset during service or are otherwise etiologically related.
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