Asthma — all decisions

The Board granted service connection for bronchiectasis, rhinitis, nocardia, sinusitis, asthma, and bilateral hearing loss based on in-service herbicide exposure.

The Board remands the case to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors and obtain updated VA examinations to determine the current severity of the Veteran's asthma and sleep apnea, as well as which condition is predominant.

The Board denied service connection for asthma as there was no evidence of an in-service respiratory injury, disease, or event and the current condition is not etiologically related to service.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis and a compensable rating for rhinitis, and remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for asthma and bronchitis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for asthma and pulmonary vascular disease (PVD) to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding their etiology, including whether they are related to the Veteran's active service or secondary to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Board denied service connection for multiple respiratory conditions, including sarcoidosis, bronchial asthma, COPD, chronic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, emphysema, and tuberculosis pleurisy.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, granted an effective date of January 1, 2014, for the award of service connection for reactive airway disease and hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for skin abscess and remanded claims for asthma, diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, and enuresis.

The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for service-connected asthma and denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for allergic rhinitis, while remanding the claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The Board denied service connection for a respiratory condition, to include COPD and asthma, as the probative medical evidence did not show that the Veteran has a current COPD disability or that his diagnosed asthma was incurred in or due to service.

The Board granted an effective date of January 1, 1995 for the awards of service connection for asthma, lumbosacral strain with lumbar spondylosis, left Achilles tendinitis, tension headaches, and left hip strain.

The appeal for service connection for hypertension and asthma was dismissed due to a timely notice of disagreement not being filed within one year of the rating decision. The claims for diabetes mellitus, type II and glaucoma were remanded for further development.

The Board denied an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for asthma, a thoracolumbar spine disorder, and a right shoulder disorder.

The Board granted an effective date of March 28, 2023, for service connection for bronchial asthma and a rating of 10 percent.

The Board granted a 100 percent initial rating for asthma due to the daily use of systemic, high-dose corticosteroids since separation from service. The appeal was remanded for further action on other issues.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for asthma, a right shoulder condition, and a right hip condition based on new and relevant evidence. The claims for other conditions were remanded.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection and increased ratings, dismissing all issues.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the respective rating decisions on appeal.

The Board denied service connection for rhinitis, sinusitis, and asthma as there was no current diagnosis. The hemorrhoids claim was remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a respiratory disorder, claimed as asthma; a skin disorder, to include pseudofolliculitis barbae; erectile dysfunction; and a gastrointestinal disorder, claimed as GERD, for further development.