Chronic bronchitis decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for a pulmonary condition, to include COPD, asthma, and chronic bronchitis, finding that the evidence did not support a nexus between the Veteran's in-service toxic exposure and his current pulmonary condition.

The Board granted a 20 percent disability rating for cervical strain and a separate 10 percent rating for limited lateral excursion range of motion due to TMJD, while denying an initial rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD and dismissing the claim for a rating higher than 10 percent for allergic rhinitis as moot.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a back disability, bronchitis, and a right foot disability due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for pilonidal cyst residuals including scar and denied a compensable disability rating for chronic bronchitis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that his respiratory disorder, allergic rhinitis, chronic headaches, hypertension, and middle back sprain did not meet the criteria for higher disability ratings.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for increased ratings and granted earlier effective dates for certain hip conditions, while restoring some disability ratings.

The Board granted service connection for a chronic respiratory condition, to include asthma, reactive airway disease (RAD), bronchitis and bronchiectasis, based on evidence showing the Veteran's respiratory symptoms began during her active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for abnormal heart chest pains, bronchitis, COPD, pleuritis, and sarcoidosis as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis. The Board also denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD with alcohol use disorder.

The Board denied service connection for recurrent skin disability, recurrent nail disability to include onychomycosis, and respiratory disability, to include bronchitis.

The veteran withdrew all claims on appeal, and the Board dismissed the appeal.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis, bronchitis, liver abscess, abdominal aorta, left and right hamstring disabilities. The Board granted an increased disability rating of 40 percent for right upper extremity radiculopathy but denied all other claims.

The Board denied service connection for asthma, chronic sinusitis, chronic rhinitis, and chronic bronchitis as there was no evidence of current diagnoses at any time since or proximate to when the Veteran filed the claim.

The Board denied an effective date earlier than August 10, 2022, for the grant of a 60 percent rating for sarcoidosis, asthma, chronic bronchitis, and COPD.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of pneumonia, but remanded the claims for bronchitis, sinusitis, and rhinitis for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the 70 percent rating for his service-connected psychiatric disability, finding that May 9, 2022, was the earliest date as of which it was factually ascertainable based on all evidence of record that an increase in disability had occurred.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, an initial compensable rating for chronic bronchitis, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) as additional development is necessary.

The Board denied service connection for eustachian tube dysfunction with bronchitis and right ear hearing loss as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and eating disorder, but denied service connection for right hand arthritis, left hand arthritis, nerve damage in the neck, nerve damage in the right shoulder, nerve damage in the left shoulder, bronchitis, a gynecological disability, and non-compensable ratings for allergic rhinitis and chronic sinusitis.

The Board denied a compensable rating for hemorrhoids and chronic bronchitis with restrictive lung disease based on the evidence of record.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for chronic bronchitis to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors and to obtain a medical examination.