The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and granted a 30 percent rating for asthma, while denying service connection for various conditions including allergic rhinitis, chronic fatigue syndrome, hypertension, lumbar spine pain, right lower extremity sciatic radicular pain, tremors of the bilateral hands, and chronic headaches.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder did not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment, while his asthma met the criteria for a 30 percent rating based on pulmonary function test results. The evidence did not support service connection for any of the other conditions claimed.

Claimed conditions

acquired psychiatric disorder, asthma, chronic sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, chronic fatigue syndrome, hypertension, pain of lumbar spine, right lower extremity sciatic radicular pain, tremors of bilateral hands, chronic headaches

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

30%

Decision date

December 8, 2025

Citation

A25105411

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