COPD decisions — 2025

The Board remanded all issues to the Agency of Original Jurisdiction for further development, including VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions except bilateral hearing loss, which was remanded. The Veteran's surviving spouse is the appellant.

The Board remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection of a pulmonary disorder, including COPD. The Board will consider new evidence and re-evaluate the claim.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for tinnitus was denied. All other claims were remanded for further review.

The veteran's claims for service connection for multiple conditions were denied. The claim for anemia was remanded.

The veteran's claims for service connection for rhinitis and lumbar degenerative disc disease were granted. The claim for hypertension was denied. Claims for COPD, sinusitis, and an increased rating for left ear hearing loss were remanded.

The veteran's service connection for hypertension, tinnitus, and benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) was granted. The other conditions were remanded.

The appeal for service connection of respiratory diseases, including COPD and pulmonary vascular disease with a history of pulmonary embolism, is remanded. The Board found that the original decision did not fully address all aspects of the veteran's claim.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, obstructive sleep apnea, and lung cancer. The evidence did not show these conditions were related to the veteran's service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The appeal for service connection of a lung disability due to asbestos exposure is remanded. The Board needs more medical evidence to decide the claim.

The Board vacated its previous decision on sinusitis and granted service connection for it. Other conditions were denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for COPD has been granted. The Board found that the Veteran's current respiratory disorder is at least as likely as not related to his period of active duty for training from February 1988 to May 1988.

The Board remanded the claim to obtain an addendum medical opinion on whether the Veteran's service-connected mood disorder caused or contributed to his death.

The Board remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for sarcoidosis and a respiratory disorder, including COPD and/or a lung nodule. The decision was based on a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and an initial compensable rating for various respiratory conditions, including allergic rhinitis, asthma, chronic bronchitis, COPD, chronic sinusitis, constrictive bronchiolitis, interstitial lung disease (ILD), pleuritis, and sarcoidosis.

The veteran was granted service connection for sarcoidosis and initial disability ratings of 50% for PTSD and 20% for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity. Other claims were denied or remanded.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the veteran's COPD rating and related benefits but remanded decisions on specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grants.

The veteran's claim for TDIU was granted, but the claim for service connection for COPD was remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disorder, including COPD, asthma, and allergies. The evidence did not support finding that these conditions began during active service or were related to in-service exposures.

The Veteran's service-connected diabetes and PTSD are found to have caused or contributed to their death. The surviving spouse is granted benefits.