Chronic bronchitis — all decisions

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.

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 has determined that additional medical records and development are needed to properly adjudicate the appellant's claims, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, scheduling a VA examination for his service-connected residuals of cholecystectomy, and considering whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for bronchitis.

The Board has found new and material evidence to reopen the claim for service connection for a respiratory disorder, including residuals of pneumonia as well as sinusitis and bronchitis. The veteran's current respiratory symptoms are believed to be related to his military service in Vietnam.

The Board has granted service connection for bronchial asthma and reactive bronchitis, but denied the claim for an undiagnosed respiratory illness.

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal, and the case is dismissed without prejudice.

The Board granted increased evaluations for the veteran's service-connected panic disorder, hypertension, and asthma with a history of bronchitis. The veteran was assigned a 10 percent evaluation for each condition effective from January 1, 1997.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a chronic lung disorder, including asthma, asthmatic bronchitis and reactive airway disease. The evidence submitted since the April 1997 decision was not new and material.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development and readjudication, including consideration of specific provisions related to vocational rehabilitation training.

The veteran's claim for increased rate of nonservice connected pension by reason of being in need of regular aid and attendance of another person; or on account of having a permanent disability that is 100 percent disabling, with either a separate disability ratable independently at 60 percent disabling or being housebound is remanded due to the need for additional development including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, as well as other issues.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current disabilities are not related to his active service, including exposure to ionizing radiation. The evidence does not show any participation in a radiation-risk activity or exposure to ionizing radiation during service.

The veteran's increased rating for bronchitis with history of punctured lung was granted by the RO in June 1998, but she appealed and it was subsequently granted to a 30 percent disability rating.

The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, respiratory disability including sarcoidosis, joint pain, skin condition, and headaches have been denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or onset within one year of separation.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for chronic bronchitis, inverted papilloma, tonsillectomy, and hypertension is denied as untimely.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disorder, variously classified.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to new evidence showing noise exposure during service. The lung disability claim is remanded for further development and examination.

The veteran's appeal is about a rating for his service-connected lower left lobectomy for bronchiectasis with asthmatic bronchitis. The RO has also considered claims for service connection for COPD, which were granted by the January 2001 rating decision.

The veteran's claims for service connection for chronic bronchitis due to nicotine dependence and chronic bronchitis caused by tobacco use in service were denied. The veteran was granted service connection for chronic bronchitis secondary to heavy smoking after service, but not related to service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for asthmatic bronchitis and pneumoconiosis, secondary to exposure to asbestos during service. The case is remanded for further development.