COPD Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for chronic sinusitis and remanded the claims for COPD, pulmonary emphysema, GERD, hypertension, and hypertensive CKD due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for emphysema and COPD due to multiple pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including a failure to verify reported exposure to burn pits during service.

The Board denied service connection for COPD, obstructive sleep apnea, atrial fibrillation, and hypertension as not being related to the Veteran's active duty or secondary to his service-connected GAD. However, congestive heart failure was granted due to a secondary relationship with his service-connected GAD.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for COPD to schedule a new VA examination to address the etiology and pathophysiology of the Veteran's condition, including its relation to his service-connected asthma and in-service exposure to toxic substances.

The Board denied service connection for bronchial asthma and denied increased ratings for several disabilities, while granting a 10 percent rating for hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, unspecified anxiety disorder, seborrheic dermatitis, and denied increased ratings for left shoulder disability, myalgia, left-hand disability, right-hand disability, right shoulder disability, kidney stones, plantar fasciitis, lung disability, actinic keratosis, and squamous cell carcinoma. The Board remanded service connection claims for several conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for chronic epididymitis of the testicles, service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease due to asbestos exposure, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for hypertension and CAD, granted a 10 percent evaluation for hypertension, and remanded several other claims.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for allergic rhinitis and COPD to develop evidence regarding exposure to burn barrels in Vietnam.

The appeal for an earlier effective date was denied, but the Veteran's individual unemployability (TDIU) and eligibility for Dependents Educational Assistance were granted from October 30, 2019.

The Board granted an initial 60 percent rating for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) based on a postbronchodilator FEV-1 value of 54 percent.

The Board granted service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and coronary artery disease (CAD), as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions.

The Board denied service connection for war lung injury - small air and remanded the issue of disposition of retroactive benefits for the grant of service connection for COPD and emphysema.

The Board denied an initial disability rating greater than 30 percent for PTSD and remanded the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, type II, syncope, and a compensable initial disability rating for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

The appeals for service connection for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, carotid disease, chronic kidney disease, COPD, and type 2 diabetes mellitus are dismissed as moot.

The Board denied service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as the evidence did not support a nexus between the condition and the Veteran's active service.

The Board remands the service connection claim for COPD with pulmonary hypertension due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's exposure and current diagnosis.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including an adequate examination and provision of qualifications of examiners.

The Board granted service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected non-small cell adenocarcinoma of the left lung, status post left upper lung lobectomy with residual scar.

The Board remands the claims for a heart disability and pulmonary disability to ensure that there is a complete record upon which to decide the claim, as the previous VA examinations are of limited probative value.