COPD Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient reasoning and lack of a medical opinion regarding the cause of death. The Veteran's cause of death was listed as cardiorespiratory arrest due to liver cancer, COPD, and ethanolism. A medical opinion is needed to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal for service connection of COPD, and the Board dismissed it.

The Board has dismissed the appellant's appeals for various service connection claims due to his withdrawal of all appeals prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's cause of death was not found to be related to his active-duty service, including exposure to herbicides. The Board denied the claim for service connection for cause of death.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to obtain a TERA examination for stage 3 COPD, which is related to presumed exposure to fuels, fumes, oils, and solvents during service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, COPD, sleep apnea, and peripheral neuropathy as secondary to a service-connected condition. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder is denied.

The Veteran's lung conditions, including COPD and bronchiectasis, are presumed to be related to his service due to exposure to burn pits in Kuwait and Iraq. Service connection is granted for these conditions under the PACT Act.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for respiratory condition, to include COPD and asthma, due to a duty to assist error in not providing an adequate VA medical opinion prior to the rating decision on appeal.

The Veteran's COPD, to include asthma and OSA, is rated at 100 percent effective March 31, 2020. Separate ratings for COPD, OSA, and asthma are denied as per VA regulations. SMC at the housebound rate is granted effective March 31, 2015.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of COPD was dismissed due to their passing away during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's appeals for various conditions and a TDIU were dismissed due to his death during the appeal process.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of COPD, finding that there is no evidence linking his current condition to his military service. The decision was based on a lack of medical evidence supporting a link between exposure to flour dust and COPD development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for left foot plantar fasciitis is granted. The claims for right foot plantar fasciitis, COPD, and sleep apnea are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's COPD and emphysema are related to herbicide exposure during service, specifically Agent Orange. The Board has granted service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's lung cancer, FGID, and COPD were rated at 30 percent prior to March 6, 2023. The Board found that the symptoms did not warrant a higher rating during this period.

The Veteran's COPD and emphysema are related to herbicide exposure during service, specifically Agent Orange. The Board has granted service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for COPD and hypertension have been dismissed as the appeals are not valid due to lack of timely notice of disagreement or supplemental claim.

The Veteran's death was not service connected due to lack of evidence linking his conditions to service, and there is no presumption of exposure to herbicide agents (Agent Orange). The Board found the evidence did not support a grant of service connection for any condition that caused or contributed to the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's cause of death was related to his service, specifically his exposure to herbicide agents or his service-connected ischemic heart disease.

The Board has remanded several claims related to PTSD, shoulder conditions, COPD, and pterygium. The Veteran's service-connected conditions will need further evaluation by VA examiners.