COPD Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's in-service asbestos exposure and his death from acute respiratory failure. The appellant is asked to provide any relevant private treatment records, and VA will attempt to obtain them on her behalf.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lung cancer and COPD, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability or a link to service.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected carcinoma of the lung with post-operative right upper lobectomy and COPD is remanded due to worsening symptoms since the last VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for major depressive disorder, renal failure, COPD, and right lung disability. Service connection was granted for renal failure due to presumed herbicide agent exposure in Vietnam.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for congestive heart failure, COPD, high blood pressure, and pneumonia due to mustard gas exposure was dismissed because the Veteran died before a decision could be made.

The Board denied service connection for COPD and bronchitis on a secondary basis to the Veteran's service-connected asbestosis, finding no medical evidence linking these conditions to his service-connected pleural plaques. The claim for an increased rating for multifocal, partially calcified pleural plaques was also denied.

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.