COPD Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to address the etiology of his claimed right and left foot disorders, back disorder, and COPD.

The Veteran's asbestosis and COPD are presumed to be related to service exposure. His low back disability, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction are found to be secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's COPD was not incurred in or caused by his service, and therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and needs further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed respiratory conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disability, claimed as asbestosis due to in-service asbestos exposure is being remanded for additional development and examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's COPD is not related to his service, and denied his claims for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current sleep apnea, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, and rib disorder are not related to service or any service-connected disability.

The Veteran's respiratory disorder, including asthma, bronchitis, COPD, and IPF, was manifested many years after his separation from service and the preponderance of the competent evidence shows it is not related to, caused by, or aggravated by his service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disability, including COPD and asthma, is being remanded due to incomplete medical opinions. The case will be reviewed again after obtaining additional information from the VA examiner.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for COPD is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions including multiple body traumas, hypertensive cardiovascular disease, hyperlipidemia, COPD, obstructive sleep apnea, emphysema, chronic pansinusitis, low back disorder, cardio-pulmonary disorder, benign prostatic hypertrophy, and osteoarthritis of the knees, right forearm, and right hand. The appeal was decided on the merits without any presumption or secondary service connection.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, vision disability, a respiratory disability (COPD), a nerve disability (PVD or right L3 radiculopathy), and a skin disability. The appeals were decided on the basis that there was no evidence of in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed bilateral foot, knee, hip, and COPD disabilities are not service-connected as they did not manifest during active service or within one year of discharge. The preexisting pes planus was not aggravated by service, and there is no evidence of a nexus between any current disability and service.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding the increased disability rating for coronary artery disease and service connection for COPD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's restrictive lung disease and COPD are not related to his service or service-connected maxillary sinusitis, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected COPD was denied as it is not related to his active service or secondary to his service-connected carcinoma of the lungs. The Board also found that he did not meet the criteria for a TDIU prior to April 1, 2013.

The Board found that the Veteran's current respiratory diagnoses are not related to his in-service treatment for bronchitis and pneumonia, and thus denied service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's asbestosis is related to his active duty service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current respiratory disorder, specifically COPD and emphysema, is not related to his active military service, including ACDUTRA. The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are linked to service.

The Veteran's current lung disabilities, other than the already service-connected restrictive lung disease, were not caused by an event in service; and are not proximately due to or aggravated by the Veteran's service connected disabilities. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.