Chronic bronchitis Board decisions

The Veteran's left foot tailor's bunion was granted service connection. The remaining issues of right hip, left hip, right knee, and left knee conditions are remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for COPD and bronchitis with asthma due to an incomplete record search. The case will be returned to the RO for further development.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for various disabilities, including cervical spine disability, back disability, bilateral shoulder disability, bilateral hip disability, bilateral knee disability, bilateral ankle disability, bilateral foot disability, rhinitis, bronchitis, asthma, heart disability, prostate cancer, and urinary incontinence. The reasons are that the Veteran failed to report to scheduled VA examinations for these disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis, bronchitis, and a low back condition due to new evidence received since the last denial in December 1993. The claims are now pending for further review.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied. The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen the claim of residuals of tonsillitis, as there is no indication that the Veteran currently has any residual symptoms from his service-connected tonsillitis.,Service connection for tinnitus was also denied due to a lack of current evidence linking the condition to service or a service-connected disability. The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen this claim.

The Veteran's claim for a noninitial rating in excess of 60 percent for chronic bronchitis was denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on his pulmonary function test results, which showed FEV-1 and FEV-1/FVC percentages within normal ranges.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for major depressive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder was granted. The claims for tinea pedis, respiratory disability (including chronic bronchitis, COPD, and other respiratory pathology related to pulmonary eosinophilic granulomatosis and obstructive sleep apnea), foot disability other than tinea pedis, upper extremity diabetic neuropathy, and right knee disability are still pending and need further examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for acute bronchitis, also claimed as a respiratory disorder, is being remanded due to the need for an addendum opinion regarding the relationship between his COPD and in-service dust exposure.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for various disabilities, including shoulder, right wrist, bilateral knee, shin splints, ankle, foot (pes planus), bronchitis, onychomycosis, and hearing loss have been dismissed. The Board has also remanded the issues of service connection for lumbar spine disability, headache disability, and PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete examination and for a new VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's bronchitis.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for vision disability, increased rating for IBS, and effective dates for TDIU and DEA eligibility are all denied. The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding of service connection for his vision disability or an increase in his IBS rating.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of service connection for a bilateral shoulder disorder and increased rating for chronic bronchitis. The claims are being remanded to obtain medical records, Social Security Administration records, and an examination.

The Board has granted service connection for asthma and bronchitis, finding that the Veteran's current pulmonary disability is at least as likely as not related to his active military service. The claims were reopened due to new evidence received since the last denial.

The Board has remanded the claims for COPD, low back injury residuals, and bilateral spondylolysis at L-5 with first degree spondylolisthesis due to insufficient evidence on the relationship between these conditions and service.

The Board has granted a 60 percent rating for chronic bronchitis prior to October 5, 2019. The Veteran's claim for TDIU prior to this date is remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's applications to reopen claims for service connection for spermatocele, bronchitis, and cervical spine bone spurs. The application for bilateral hearing loss was also denied as there is no indication of a current disability for VA compensation purposes.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss prior to June 14, 2018 is denied.,The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral hearing loss since June 14, 2018 is denied.,New and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims for service connection for essential tremor of the bilateral upper extremities and chronic bronchitis.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and COPD with bronchitis due to inadequate VA examinations. The Veteran must be provided new VA examinations based on a review of his medical records.

The Veteran's tinnitus has been granted service connection. The cervical spine, lumbar spine, respiratory (bronchitis), sinus, and bilateral hearing loss disabilities are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a noninitial compensable disability rating for his service-connected residuals of pneumonia and TDIU based on this condition, finding that his current respiratory conditions are more likely due to nonservice-connected COPD with an asthmatic component.