The Board has granted service connection for a respiratory disability (asthma) and rectal fissures as secondary to the service-connected irritable bowel syndrome. The appeal for bilateral plantar fasciitis is dismissed, and the issues of service connection for headaches and a higher initial rating for fibromyalgia are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was sufficient evidence to establish that the respiratory disability (asthma) began during service and persisted since then. The rectal fissures were also determined to be secondary to the service-connected irritable bowel syndrome. The appeal for bilateral plantar fasciitis was dismissed as it had been withdrawn by the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Respiratory Disability (Asthma)"}, {"condition_name":"Rectal Fissures"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19159755
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
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