Chronic bronchitis decisions — 2022

The Board has denied service connection for respiratory disability, gastrointestinal disorder, and fatigue due to an undiagnosed illness. The cases are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for traumatic brain injury, hypertension, respiratory disorder, gastroesophageal reflux disease, cold weather injury residuals, and right knee disability are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.,A rating in excess of 10 percent is also being remanded for left knee disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for a respiratory disorder due to asbestos exposure and claimed ionizing radiation exposure. The case is being returned for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and providing an addendum opinion from a VA examiner.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disability, including COPD, acute bronchitis, allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, mild emphysema of the lungs, moderate chronic interstitial fibrosis of the lungs, asthma, and lung granulomas, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current disabilities and service or exposure to asbestos.

Your appeals for service connection have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate these claims as he passed away before a final decision could be made.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal before a decision was made by the Board, thus the case is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a VA PTSD examination to determine if the Veteran's PTSD is related to military sexual trauma.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of a respiratory disorder, including chronic bronchitis (claimed as upper respiratory infection), is being remanded due to inadequate rationale in the VA examiners' opinions and the need for additional treatment records.

The Board has granted service connection for a left ankle disability, but has remanded the cases of respiratory and heart disabilities due to insufficient opinions on their etiology.

The Board has determined that the remand is necessary due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's GERD and PTSD, as well as the inextricability of the respiratory disability claim. The case will be returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a clarifying VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's respiratory disability, specifically bronchitis, and its relationship to his active-duty service.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate compliance with previous remand directives and a need for further VA examination.

The Veteran's death was not caused by VA treatment or care, and the service-connected conditions did not contribute to his death. The appeal for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1310 is remanded due to unclear causes of death.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to conflicting opinions regarding the Veteran's respiratory disorder and its relation to service. The case will be reviewed with a new medical opinion from a pulmonologist.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea, which is claimed as secondary to his service-connected asthmatic bronchitis.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for a pulmonary disorder, including chronic bronchitis, due to inadequate medical opinion and requests for additional information. The case will be readjudicated after obtaining the requested documentation.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to dementia, finding that it was not related to the Veteran's military service or his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for chronic bronchitis, asthma, and COPD as these conditions did not manifest during active service or within a year of separation from service. The Veteran's statements regarding exposure to herbicide agents were found to be unsubstantiated by personnel records.

The Veteran's appeals for tinnitus and chronic bronchitis were dismissed. The claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder was reopened, but the appeal remains pending as a remand is required to address the issue of insomnia.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations and opinions related to bronchitis and sleep apnea are not sufficient, and thus remanded these issues for further development.