Chronic bronchitis decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bronchitis with shortness of breath, sexual disorder (low sex drive), and headaches. Additionally, the rating for major depressive disorder with chronic sleep impairment from September 15, 2011 to October 23, 2015 is also being remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to reenter the VA vocational rehabilitation and employment program, finding that her service-connected disabilities did not worsen to the extent that she was precluded from performing work duties or that her previously rehabilitated occupation was unsuitable.

The Board has remanded the claims for chronic bronchitis due to insufficient competent medical evidence on file.

Bilateral hearing loss and chronic/recurrent right ankle strain are granted as service-connected.,Left knee arthritis, bunion and metatarsalgia of the right foot, bronchitis, and sinusitis are granted as secondary to service-connected right knee disability.,Left foot disability is denied.,Headaches are denied.

The Veteran withdrew all her claims, including those for service connection and increased rating.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between these conditions and her military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic bronchitis, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeals seeking service connection for a left great toe disability and a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis are dismissed. Service connection is granted for sinusitis, but denied for bronchitis. A 10 percent rating is granted for restless leg syndrome.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for COPD, bronchitis, and emphysema due to further development of his VA treatment records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for Gulf War Syndrome, Erectile Dysfunction, and other conditions due to insufficient medical opinions in the original examination reports. The Veteran will need to undergo further VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bronchial asthma, COPD, and bronchitis is reopened. The case is remanded to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection has been reopened, and the Board has granted service connection for a chronic respiratory condition including COPD, bronchitis, and residuals of pneumonia.

The Veteran's application to reopen the previously denied claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been granted. The claims for service connection for myositis, cervical strain (neck disability), spinal stenosis, left knee degenerative arthritis, right knee degenerative arthritis, sinusitis, COPD, edema, GERD, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome and nerve disability, an acquired psychiatric disability, and bronchitis have all been denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, bronchitis, dermatitis, and cellulitis due to the need for additional examinations and evaluations.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, combined with other disabilities, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as of March 6, 2018. His TDIU is granted effective from that date.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and evaluations to determine the nature, etiology, severity, and service connection of her claimed conditions.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant, and no service connection issues were decided.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for PTSD and service connection for chronic bronchitis has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than June 7, 2004 for the grant of service connection for bronchitis was denied. The Board also remanded the issue of entitlement to an increased rating higher than 10 percent for bronchitis.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disorder is reopened, but the case is remanded as an adequate VA examination is required.