Asthma — all decisions

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 60 percent for asthma as the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's condition met the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's asthma was granted a 100 percent disability rating effective May 31, 2023, and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) was granted effective November 27, 2023.

The Board granted an increased rating of 60 percent for bronchial asthma, as the Veteran's symptoms met the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for asthma, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing condition was aggravated during his military service due to exposure to burn pits in Iraq.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches and bilateral pes planus, denied service connection for anxiety, and denied an initial compensable rating for alopecia areata. The claims for service connection for difficulty breathing (claimed as asthma), back strain, and sleep disturbances were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a respiratory condition other than asthma, to include rhinitis and/or sinusitis, and a low back condition. Asthma was denied.

The Board granted service connection for left and right long finger strains, a right ankle strain, and GERD with hiatal hernia. The appeal seeking increased ratings for chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, allergic rhinitis, and scars was dismissed due to severance of service connection.

The appeals for increased ratings of service-connected conditions were dismissed as they remained pending in the legacy (non-modernized) appeal system.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for asthma, left knee scar status post medial compartment arthroplasty, major depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder, left knee osteochondritis dissecans and osteoarthritis status post medial compartment arthroplasty, and right knee osteoarthritis status post posterior cruciate ligament tear. The only grant was for a separate 10 percent rating for right knee instability from January 14, 2023.

The Board remands the matter for a medical nexus opinion regarding the Veteran's respiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartoma and its potential relation to exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The appeal regarding entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected asthma was dismissed, while a 30 percent disability rating was granted for genital herpes and the claim for a compensable rating for vocal cord polyp was denied.

The Board granted service connection for a heart disability, but remanded the issues of an increased rating for major depressive disorder and service connection for a respiratory disability.

The Board denied service connection for asthma, a sexually transmitted disease (STD), an acquired psychiatric disorder, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as there was no evidence of current diagnoses or in-service incurrence.

The Board granted an effective date of August 5, 2021, for the grant of service connection for asthma and denied a disability rating greater than 10 percent.

The Board granted service connection for rhinitis and asthma under the PACT Act, presuming exposure to burn pits during active duty in Southwest Asia.

The Veteran's asthma was granted an initial increased rating to 30 percent prior to May 16, 2023, but no higher and no earlier. The claim for a higher rating from May 16, 2023, was denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for rhinitis, sinusitis, asthma claimed as breathing problems, and an inner ear disability, to include frequent ear infections, vertigo, and tinnitus due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for asthma, denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, bilateral hands neuropathy, and sleep apnea, and remanded the claims for anxiety and depression.

The Board granted service connection for asthma, finding that the Veteran's preexisting condition was aggravated during active service.

The Board denied service connection for asthma due to a lack of evidence showing the Veteran had a current diagnosis of asthma during or related to his military service.