The Veteran's chronic asthma has been granted a rating of 30 percent, effective August 14, 2007. The Veteran also received an effective date for service connection of her chronic asthma on the same day.
The deciding factor: The RO found that additional STRs showing treatment and diagnosis of asthma during active duty were not considered when initially deciding the claim in February 2008, leading to a reconsideration of the case which resulted in granting service connection with an effective date of August 14, 2007.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20080147
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied earlier effective dates for increased ratings of 30 percent for chronic asthma, 40 percent for early osteoarthritic change of the lumbosacral spine at L3-4 (lower back), and 20 percent for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, as there was no evidence showing that the criteria for these ratings were met prior to April 24, 2024.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for chronic asthma and LLE femoral nerve condition, granted a separate rating for RLE radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, and denied a compensable rating for sinusitis.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for chronic asthma, chronic fatigue, and chronic rhinitis was dismissed because the veteran withdrew their appeal.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment, thus entitling him to total disability based upon individual unemployability (TDIU).
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