COPD Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for COPD and a skin disability for further development, including obtaining private treatment records.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for COPD to obtain an addendum opinion considering herbicide exposure and other factors.

The Board granted service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and remanded the claims for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and hypertension.

The Board denied an effective date earlier than March 18, 2022, for the award of service connection for nocardiosis with COPD.

The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for left upper radicular extremity, middle, lower, upper as secondary to the service-connected disability of cervical strain degenerative disc disease, intervertebral disc syndrome.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for COPD and emphysema to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing whether these conditions are related to toxic exposure during service.

The appeal to reopen the claim for service connection for respiratory disability, to include COPD and emphysema, was granted. The issue of entitlement to service connection is remanded.

The Board remands the matter for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's respiratory disability, including pleural plaques and COPD.

The Board denied entitlement to an earlier effective date for the acquired psychiatric condition, COPD, migraine headaches, and acne, eczema, and tinea pedis.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for COPD to schedule a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's condition is related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, earlier effective dates for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction, dismissed incontinence, and remanded diabetes and COPD. Prostate cancer was granted with an initial 100% rating from January 6, 2020.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and/or emphysema to obtain a more complete medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions, including considering in-service exposure to herbicide agents and/or asbestos.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an addendum medical opinion addressing the Veteran's in-service onset of symptoms and whether his OSA is caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD, as well as any potential toxic exposure during military service.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and assigned a 10 percent rating for dry eye syndrome, while denying service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, COPD, sinusitis, right hip limited flexion, and right hip condition status post hip replacement.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory condition to obtain an addendum medical opinion and ensure compliance with VA's duty to assist.

The Board denied service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities other than coronary artery disease prior to March 17, 2011.

The Board remands the matter for a new examination to clarify the presence of any lung condition, including COPD, and to obtain an opinion on its etiology.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a respiratory disorder, to include asthma, bronchitis, and COPD, for an adequate VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for COPD, finding that the evidence did not support a direct link between the Veteran's in-service exposure and his current condition.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to afford the Veteran a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of COPD, including any relationship to his applicable National Guard service.