COPD Board decisions

The Board has remanded multiple issues including increased ratings for the back, service connection for COPD, and initial ratings for sciatica and femoral impairment of both lower extremities. The Veteran's claim for TDIU is also being remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with these other claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for COPD, bilateral hearing loss, and TDIU are denied. The case is remanded for additional development.

The Veteran's service-connected right lower lung lobectomy has aggravated his COPD, and the Board grants service connection for a respiratory disorder (COPD). The Veteran is not eligible for specially adapted housing or special home adaptation due to lack of qualifying inhalation injury.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death, and no service connection or rating is assigned.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between his disabilities and his service-connected unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder. The Veteran is also required to provide additional records from J.B., a medical professional, who provided research indicating a relationship between his disabilities and his service-connected condition.

The Veteran's appeal for PTSD was dismissed due to his withdrawal. The issues of higher rating for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for laceration scars and bullet wound scar, and lung disorder were remanded.

The Board has remanded the DIC claim due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the Veteran's causes of death are related to his service-connected residuals of a resolved left pneumothorax.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's COPD is related to his in-service asbestos exposure and grants service connection for COPD.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for COPD and melanoma cancer due to incomplete records, need for VA examinations, and need to obtain complete service personnel records.

The Veteran's COPD is being remanded for a VA examination to determine its etiology and whether it began during or was caused by his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for COPD and asthma have been denied, as the evidence does not support a finding of in-service onset or aggravation. The claim for TDIU due to his service-connected mood disorder has also been granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for COPD, finding that there is no competent medical evidence relating the claimed condition to his active service.

The Veteran's COPD is being remanded for further medical evaluation to determine if it is related to his service, including exposure to hazardous materials in Vietnam and at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed lung disability, specifically his exposure to asbestos during service. The VA will need to verify this exposure and provide a medical opinion on whether it is related to the Veteran's current COPD.

The Board denied service connection for a respiratory disorder, including COPD, bronchiectasis, and asthma. The cause of death was also denied.,Service connection for the Veteran's eye disorder is remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, resulting in the dismissal of all six issues on appeal.

The Board has remanded the case for an additional medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's COPD and pneumonia are related to his service, specifically exposure to herbicide agents.

The Veteran's COPD rating was reduced from 100% to 30%, effective February 1, 2015. The appeal is remanded for further evaluation of the condition.

Service connection for prostate disorder, bladder disorder, hypertension, and COPD is denied.,The Veteran's current diagnoses of these conditions are not related to service or any in-service event, injury, or disease.

The Board has decided that further development is needed to determine if the Veteran's COPD is related to his exposure to jet fuel during service.