The Board denied a rating higher than 30 percent for chronic bronchial asthma as the evidence did not show an increase in severity.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's medication use remained unchanged and he reported no new symptoms, leading to the denial of a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic bronchial asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25016740
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,341 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's respiratory disability, including chronic bronchial asthma and chronic rhinitis, was not incurred or aggravated by service. The Board found that the condition pre-existed service and did not undergo an increase in severity during his second period of active duty service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran seeks service connection for a respiratory disability, specifically chronic bronchial asthma. The Board is remanding the case to obtain an opinion on whether his pre-existing chronic rhinitis was aggravated by his second period of service and if his chronic bronchial asthma was aggravated during that time.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran died from cardio respiratory arrest, and the Board is remanding the case for additional development to determine if his death was caused by service-connected conditions.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for chronic bronchial asthma, finding that the condition was initially manifested during active duty.
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