The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected obstructed sleep apnea and exercise induced asthma is remanded due to the need for updated treatment records and VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has alleged an increase in symptom severity, necessitating current assessments of his disability levels.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructed sleep apnea (OSA), exercise induced asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19163541
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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.
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for higher disability ratings and earlier effective dates for his service-connected exercise induced asthma, as well as an appeal for a prior effective date for PTSD, have been dismissed due to the untimeliness of the Notice of Disagreement (NOD).
- Granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected exercise induced asthma, effective March 2, 2022.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's increased disability rating for exercise induced asthma has been granted and rated at 10 percent since September 1, 2007. The appeal is dismissed as there are no questions of fact or law to be decided by the Board.
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