The Veteran was granted a 60 percent rating for asthma from January 1, 2023, but the appeal for an increased rating for her psychiatric condition and service connection for PTSD was denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence more closely approximated occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to symptoms of depression, anxiety, and panic attacks, which supported a 50 percent rating. However, there was no evidence supporting a higher rating or service connection for PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Asthma, Major Depressive Disorder (Recurrent, Unspecified with Anxious Distress), Alcohol Use Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25055371
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
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- 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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