Chronic bronchitis Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for chronic bronchitis, finding that the Veteran's condition had its onset during active service.

The Board granted service connection for asthma, bronchitis, and bronchiolitis. The claim for a higher rating for generalized anxiety disorder was denied.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a respiratory disorder, to include COPD, asthma, and chronic bronchitis due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.

The Board granted restoration of the 70% rating for PTSD, effective May 1, 2023, and remanded several claims for further development.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder with opioid use disorder and denied a temporary total rating for hospitalization in February 2023 and March 2023. The remaining service connection claims were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for chronic bronchitis with COPD and a compensable disability rating for right foot hallux valgus.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for bronchitis, and the Board has no jurisdiction to proceed with this claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic bronchitis, as there was no current diagnosis of the condition during or after service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for eustachian tube dysfunction with bronchitis and right ear hearing loss due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for chronic bronchitis and denied it for basal cell carcinoma.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bronchitis and sinusitis due to a gap in VA treatment records from July 2019 to July 2021.

The appeal for service connection for asthma and chronic bronchitis was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board remands the claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for asthma due to a pre-decisional error arising from VA's duty to assist.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, a painful scar associated with a hernia disability, right foot pain of the 5th toe, an unspecified lesion, to include as secondary to right foot pain of the 5th toe, a left foot disability, tinnitus, and (residual(s) of) an upper respiratory infection.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a respiratory disorder, to include asthma, bronchitis, and COPD, for an adequate VA examination.

The Board remands the matter for a new examination and medical opinion to determine whether the Veteran has a diagnosis of a respiratory condition other than service-connected bronchitis, to include asthma, and its etiology.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for fatigue, joint pain, and a respiratory disability to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for chronic rhinitis and restrictive lung disease, but dismissed the claim for bilateral hearing loss and denied constrictive bronchitis.

The Veteran's respiratory conditions, including asthma and sleep apnea, are rated at 100 percent disabling from June 18, 2018.

The appeal for increased ratings for the Veteran's service-connected conditions was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election of review options.