The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of December 29, 2014, for the award of service connection for asthma was granted, and a 30 percent initial rating for asthma was also granted. The claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, left knee strain, and low back pain were denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported the Veteran's claim for direct service connection for asthma, but not for the other conditions claimed.
- Claimed conditions
- Asthma, Acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as stress and anxiety with depression)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 15, 2024
- Citation
- A24065992
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for asbestosis, bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), rhinitis, sinusitis, and asthma. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was also denied a compensable rating.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and denied higher ratings for several service-connected conditions.
- Granted
The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for asthma from August 23, 2021 to May 14, 2022.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a heart condition as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lymphedema and granted an initial 20% rating for a painful and unstable scar on the right mid-shin, effective April 14, 2022. Other claims were remanded.
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