Chronic bronchitis — all decisions

The Board remands the claims for a lumbar strain with degenerative joint disease, right ankle condition, and chronic bronchitis with asthma to schedule VA examinations to determine their current severity.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a right eye disability, bilateral foot condition, back disability, and others, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for a dental disability and remanded several other claims, including digestive, respiratory, right shoulder, back, neck, herniated sphincter of diaphragm, headaches, TBI, PTSD, and dermatitis.

The Board remands the appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for a right knee disability and a respiratory disability, claimed as bronchitis, due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for skin cancer and chronic bronchitis, finding no medical nexus between the current conditions and active service. The claims for sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction were remanded.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a compensable rating for chronic bronchitis and service connection for heart condition due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board remands the claims for a right ankle disability, chronic bronchitis, and hypertension to obtain new examinations as the Veteran reported worsening of his conditions since the last VA examinations in 2015.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bronchitis and sleep apnea, to include as secondary to bronchitis, for additional development.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and missing records. The Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities are being reviewed again, as is his respiratory disorder.

The Veteran's claims for nerve damage to the left side of face and eye, color blindness in the left eye, bronchitis, right collarbone condition with nerve damage, hemorrhoids, and acquired psychiatric conditions are being remanded due to incomplete service treatment records.

The Veteran's chronic bronchitis has been assigned a 10 percent disability evaluation, and the Board finds that this is not sufficient to warrant an increased rating.

The Board denied service connection for a left ankle disability and a respiratory/lung disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a nexus to service.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for a TDIU is remanded due to the need for further development and consideration of whether he was unemployable prior to September 5, 2017.

The Board denied the Veteran's petitions to reopen his claims for service connection for chronic bronchitis and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to support these claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bronchitis, degenerative joint disease (DJD), and diabetes-related neuropathy, were denied. The Board found no current disability as claimed in any of these cases.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for COPD and bronchitis prior to May 9, 2018 was denied as his FEV-1/FVC ratio did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 6604.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including residuals of a left finger fracture, right dislocated sternoclavicular joint, right and left wrist disabilities, right and left ankle disabilities, bronchitis, chronic upper respiratory illness, and a rib condition. The evidence does not support current diagnoses for any of these conditions.,The Board also remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back condition, right foot condition, and left foot condition.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis, nasal polyps, bronchitis, muscle and joint pain, erectile dysfunction, left knee condition, right knee condition, thoracolumbar spine degenerative changes, bilateral wrist condition, and bilateral elbow condition. The claims are therefore denied.

The Veteran's claims for fatigue, bronchitis, asthma, COPD, a sleep condition (claimed as sleep apnea), high cholesterol, diverticulosis, colon polyps, kidney stones, facial acne, cysts and lumps, and headaches have all been denied.,There is no evidence of any chronic conditions related to service or exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as depressive disorder, NOS, is granted service connection. The respiratory disability and memory loss are remanded for further development.