Chronic bronchitis Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to a missed VA examination and requests for additional development, including rescheduling an examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient development, specifically a lack of a VA scars examination. The Veteran needs to be provided with such an examination and for the examiner to provide opinions regarding any scar present as a result of service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's respiratory disorders and his in-service duties. The Veteran needs a VA examination to provide an opinion on whether his current conditions are related to service.

The Board has denied service connection for various conditions, including right and left knee disorders, heart disorder, respiratory disorder (likely COPD), diabetes mellitus, type II, and lower extremity disabilities. The claims are remanded due to insufficient evidence in some cases.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a lower back disability, right hip disability, bilateral knee disabilities, and bronchitis due to outstanding evidentiary development.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bronchitis and left ankle disability due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the claim due to incomplete development regarding possible exposure to radiation and other chemicals while stationed at Fort McClellan, Alabama. The Veteran's respiratory disorder is being reviewed for a potential connection with her military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disorder due to insufficient opinions regarding direct, secondary, and aggravation service connection. The case is returned for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a pulmonary condition, including chronic bronchitis and COPD, finding that the evidence did not support a link to service or any other exposure.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA medical opinion on whether the Veteran's current vertigo is related to service or caused by his service-connected hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bronchitis with shortness of breath and sexual disorder (low sex drive) was denied. The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to her major depressive disorder with chronic sleep impairment is granted, resulting in a 70% rating.

The Veteran's service-connected chronic bronchitis variant of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment since August 1998. The Board is remanding the case for additional development, including obtaining an addendum opinion from a pulmonologist regarding whether medications used to treat his service-connected respiratory disability caused daytime hypersomnolence, drowsiness, or sedation.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for left knee strain, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to new and material evidence. The Veteran's current diagnoses are related to his military service.,Service connection is granted for left knee strain, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.

Service connection for rhinitis is granted, and the Veteran's claims of service connection for asthma and chronic bronchitis are remanded. Service connection for eosinophilia is also remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a respiratory disability due to service, as there are unclear findings from his October 2017 pulmonary function test and outstanding medical records need to be obtained. The examiner is asked to provide an addendum opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's respiratory symptoms.

The Board has remanded the claims of an initial rating higher than 30 percent for chronic bronchitis and service connection for a body rash due to additional development being required.

The Veteran's bronchitis and asthma with obstructive sleep apnea were not found to warrant a higher rating than the current 60 percent on an extraschedular basis from April 1, 2013 to November 13, 2013. The issue of entitlement to an increased rating was dismissed as moot due to the Veteran's receipt of TDIU effective November 14, 2013.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for an addendum opinion regarding the significance of new pulmonary function test and chest CT results, as well as whether any current lung disability is related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the preponderance of evidence is against a link to service. The Veteran's lower back disorder, skin cancer, and chronic bronchitis are remanded for further examination.,Service connection for a lower back disorder, skin cancer, and chronic bronchitis secondary to herbicide exposure in-service are also remanded.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen his service connection claim for bronchitis and has also granted him service connection for bronchiectasis with a thickened pleura base of the left lung due to pneumonia. The issue of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for bronchiectasis is remanded.