Chronic bronchitis — all decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder, sinusitis, or bronchitis during service and there is no current diagnosis of these conditions. Therefore, service connection for these conditions cannot be established.

The veteran's chronic bronchitis is found to be related to his in-service exposure to welding fumes, and the Board grants service connection for this disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current bronchitis and finds no evidence of a causal relationship between his service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis and his claimed bronchitis. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has granted a 30 percent disability evaluation for chronic bronchitis, which is the maximum schedular rating available under Diagnostic Code 6600. The veteran's pulmonary function studies show moderately severe mixed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including arteriosclerosis of the extremities, coronary artery disease, respiratory disorders, skin disorders, left leg amputation, blood disorder, malaria, and right ear perforation, all claimed as due to herbicide exposure. The evidence does not support a current diagnosis or association with these conditions.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a neuropsychiatric disorder, including as secondary to a reported inservice head injury. Service connection was denied for bronchitis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased initial disability ratings for his service-connected herniated disc, bronchospasm (claimed as asthma), and bilateral knee conditions. The veteran was not granted any higher evaluations.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's death.

The Board has granted an initial noncompensable evaluation for each of the veteran's service-connected disabilities, including right knee disability, left knee disability, tendonitis of the right rotator cuff, chronic bronchitis, and PTSD. The RO also assigned a 50 percent evaluation for PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that his established service-connected conditions did not substantially or materially contribute to his death.

The Board finds that the veteran's heart condition resulting from VA treatment is compensable under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, and his increased evaluation for chronic bronchitis with a history of bronchiectasis remains unchanged.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU).

The veteran's overpayment of compensation benefits was not solely due to VA administrative error, and therefore the claim for a waiver is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran had full-body exposure to mustard gas during his military service, which is a qualifying condition for presumptive service connection.,The veteran's post-service medical history shows he was diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. The Board finds this condition contributed substantially to his death.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for bronchitis due to mustard gas exposure, as the provided evidence was either cumulative or did not relate to the significant questions of onset in service or exposure to mustard gas.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied, with the exception of a finding that his Persian Gulf service may have contributed to some of his undiagnosed illness symptoms. The specific conditions and issues are not granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings for various conditions, including bronchitis, bilateral knee condition, bilateral leg pain, concussion, right shoulder dislocation, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine at L5-S1, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board found no evidence of a relationship between the veteran's current chronic bronchitis and respiratory disorders treated in service, leading to a denial of his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for service connection for COPD, emphysema, bronchitis, and asthma is remanded due to the need for additional development of his medical records.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a left foot and/or ankle disorder, low back disorder, skin disorders of the feet, bronchitis, and sinusitis. The veteran's pre-service fracture was not considered to have increased in severity during service.