The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for reactive airway disease and herpes simplex virus, as the evidence did not support a higher disability rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- reactive airway disease, herpes simplex virus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25025609
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial disability rating of 60 percent for the service-connected reactive airway disease, but no higher. The appeal regarding entitlement to an earlier effective date was dismissed.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial compensable rating for reactive airway disease as the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under the applicable diagnostic code.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's service-connected reactive airway disease.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy and remanded several other claims, including those for a mental health condition, left shoulder disability, costochondritis, reactive airway disease, and hypertension. The claim for lumbosacral strain to include herniated disc was dismissed.
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