COPD decisions — 2020

The Veteran's tension headaches are found to be at least as likely as not related to his active duty service.,Service connection for COPD is granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of COPD, finding that it did not manifest during service and is not otherwise related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to insufficient rationale in the previous VA opinion.

The appeal for COPD is dismissed. The rating for diabetes mellitus remains denied. The appeals for right lower, left lower, right upper, and left upper extremity neuropathy, as well as ED and chronic kidney disease are remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and need for further medical opinions regarding the Veteran's respiratory disorder.

The Veteran's lung condition, including COPD and tracheobronchomalacia, is being remanded for a supplemental examination to address the etiology of his lung disorder and whether it is proximately caused or aggravated by his service-connected rheumatoid arthritis.

The Board has remanded the claims for connective tissue disease, loss of vision in the right eye, lupus erythematosus, peripheral neuropathy, and COPD due to missing medical evidence and inadequate opinions regarding service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to insufficient development and need for additional medical opinions regarding his claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for COPD and OSA due to inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents is conceded, but there are no presumptive conditions associated with his diagnoses.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's lung disability is at least as likely as not related to his military service, including exposure to burn pits during deployment. Service connection for a lung disability is granted.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and need for additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for COPD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a lung disability, finding that there is no evidence linking his current lung disabilities to his active military service.

The Board has granted service connection for restrictive lung disease as secondary to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The case is remanded for a supplemental VA opinion regarding the etiology of emphysema and COPD, claimed as residuals of asbestos exposure.

The Veteran requested to withdraw all issues on appeal, and the Board has dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Board dismissed all issues of service connection for various conditions as secondary to Raynaud syndrome due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for right shoulder, left shoulder, COPD, and skin disabilities. The reasons provided include lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a neck disability is dismissed.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability is dismissed.,Service connection for the respiratory disability, to include chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), granted based on exposure to asbestos during service. The low back disability was also granted as service connected.

The Board denied service connection for COPD, finding that it is not related to service and was not caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected spontaneous pneumothorax with residual pleurisy.

The Board has denied service connection for atrial fibrillation and remanded the claims of COPD and OSA due to exposure to asbestos. The Veteran's lay statements regarding in-service exposures are considered, but his current diagnoses do not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and his malignant tumors were not shown as chronic in service or related to an in-service injury. The Board denied the claim for service connection for cause of death.