The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for exercise induced asthma is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding her medication use and frequency of asthma attacks.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there has not been substantial compliance with prior remand directives, specifically regarding the assessment of systemic corticosteroid use and daily use of high dose corticosteroids or immune-suppressive medications.
- Claimed conditions
- Exercise Induced Asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2021
- Citation
- 21004585
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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.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed all claims for service connection and an increased rating due to the lack of new and relevant evidence, except for sinusitis which was not readjudicated.
- Denied
The Veteran's asthma disability is rated at 30 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on FEV-1 or visits to a physician.
- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches, keratoconus, and exercise induced asthma are all rated at the maximum allowable under VA regulations. The Veteran is also granted TDIU.
- Denied
The VA denied an increased rating for the veteran's exercise induced asthma, currently evaluated at 60 percent.
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