COPD decisions — 2018

The Veteran's COPD and hypertension were denied as not related to service.,PTSD was remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions, finding no evidence of a nexus between his current disabilities and his active service or any incidents therein.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. However, his underlying claims for hypertension, eye disability, chronic fatigue, COPD (shortness of breath), nerve damage, heart disability, unspecified joint pain, and skin disability are all remanded for further development.

The Veteran's COPD and sleep apnea are currently rated at 50 percent, but a new examination is needed to determine if the condition warrants an increase in rating.

The Board denied service connection for a lung disability, including asthma and COPD, finding that the Veteran's conditions did not manifest in or were aggravated by his active service.

The Veteran's claims for various conditions and disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records.

The Board denied service connection for a lung disability, including COPD, as there is no evidence of a current disability related to military service.

The Veteran's asbestosis and COPD are rated at the maximum disability rating of 100 percent under DC 6833, due to their combined effect on his pulmonary function tests.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as a helpless child of his father due to lack of evidence showing permanent incapacity for self-support prior to age 18, despite his current disabilities and condition.

The Board denied service connection for asbestosis, pulmonary hypertension, and COPD because the evidence did not show these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by military service, including exposure to asbestos. The cause of death was listed as pulmonary arrest due to severe COPD and recent pulmonary embolism.

The Board has granted service connection for Asthma with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) as the evidence is at least in equipoise that the Veteran's respiratory disorder had its onset during military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD and depression is granted. The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for COPD/emphysema due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches has been reopened and granted. The claims for service connection for pes planus, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, upper respiratory condition (including sinusitis), pulmonary condition (including emphysema, COPD, and chronic airway obstruction not elsewhere classified), sleep apnea, heart condition, and gastrointestinal condition have been remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and remanded the issues of rating COPD and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for further action due to missing correspondence and incomplete information.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and thus DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 are denied. The claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between his service-connected conditions and his death.

Your claims for service connection and increased rating have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection, increased rating, and TDIU as the Veteran died during the appeal process.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as PTSD and depressive disorder. The Veteran's PTSD and depressive disorder are found to be related to military sexual trauma during basic training.

The Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II did not cause or aggravate his hypertension, high cholesterol and lipid imbalance, skin disorder, peripheral vascular disease, obstructive sleep apnea, bacterial lung infection, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.