The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for asthma and a 30 percent rating for IBS from August 12, 2023, to January 24, 2024, and service connection for erectile dysfunction.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms more nearly approximated the criteria for a higher initial rating for asthma and IBS during certain periods, but not at other times. The evidence was evenly balanced as to whether ED is related to service, so it was granted with reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Asthma, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25029297
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
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- Denied
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