The Board granted service connection for tongue ulcer and denied an increased initial rating in excess of 30 percent for bronchial asthma with bronchitis. The claims for higher ratings for lumbosacral strain, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy were remanded.

The deciding factor: The evidence was approximately evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's tongue ulcer had its onset in service, and the Veteran's bronchial asthma with bronchitis did not manifest functional impairment equivalent to FEV-1 of 40- to 55-percent predicted or other criteria for a higher rating.

Claimed conditions

tongue ulcer, bronchial asthma with bronchitis, lumbosacral strain, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

October 23, 2025

Citation

A25091893

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