Asthma — all decisions

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including right hip, left knee, right knee, diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, and asthma. The initial rating for asthma was also denied.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, asthma, allergic rhinitis, hypertension, and tinnitus. The claims for service connection for hepatitis C and TDIU were remanded.

The Board denied increased ratings for irritable bowel syndrome, neurogenic bladder, and sensory neuropathy of the lower extremities but granted a separate 20 percent rating for sciatic radiculopathy. The claims for service connection for asthma, glaucoma, and hypertension were also denied.

The Board denied service connection for a sleep disability, endometriosis, and a heart disability. The rating assigned was 40 percent for right upper extremity radiculopathy from March 27, 2018, and 30 percent for left upper extremity radiculopathy from July 3, 2017.

The Board denied service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service, including exposure to herbicides and ionizing radiation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and reinstatement of a 10 percent disability rating for asthma, as well as a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss.

The appeal seeking service connection for asthma was dismissed due to untimeliness of the Notice of Disagreement.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for non-allergic rhinitis, an increased rating for asthma, service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for squamous cell lung cancer and asthma as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus is dismissed as moot. The claims for service connection for asthma, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and headaches were denied. An earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for hypertension was also denied.

The Board denied an effective date prior to January 9, 2013, for the grant of service connection for chronic bronchitis and remanded claims for a compensable rating for chronic bronchitis, as well as claims for service connection for asthma and COPD.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disorder, finding no evidence of a chronic respiratory problem in service or throughout the first 20 years after discharge from service.

The Board granted a 60 percent disability rating for bronchial asthma, effective September 13, 2012.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and asthma, as there was no new and material evidence received within one year of the October 2016 rating decision that denied these claims.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sinusitis, bronchial asthma, allergies, and a right hip disability due to inadequate medical examinations and the need for additional evidence.

The Board denied service connection for a neck disability and remanded claims for asthma, pulmonary embolism, thyroid cancer, acute pancreatitis, breast cancer, hypertension, left knee condition, right knee condition, and an acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for asthma and remanded the claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and a skin disorder of the face (rosacea).

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for a higher rating for bronchiectasis with asthma, chronic sinusitis, and allergic rhinitis due to inadequate VA examinations.

The appeal is remanded to correct two pre-decisional duty to assist errors related to the Veteran's asthma claim.

The Board remands all claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and the failure to reschedule VA examinations.