Chronic bronchitis — all decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a new examination. The veteran's claims will be readjudicated after this is done.

The Board denied service connection for chronic bronchitis, finding no evidence of a diagnosis during service and insufficient medical evidence linking the current condition to military service.

The Board found that the reduction of the veteran's disability compensation benefits to the 10 percent rate effective February 2, 1998 was appropriate due to his incarceration for a felony conviction.

The Board granted a 60 percent rating for the service-connected chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma effective December 12, 2000 and granted TDIU effective that same date. The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 and dependents' educational assistance pursuant to Chapter 35 of Title 38, United States Code. The Board found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the April 1954 RO rating decision regarding service connection for a psychiatric disability or any other condition. Additionally, the Board determined that the veteran's death did not result from VA medical care.

The Board found no evidence of current residuals of pneumonia and concluded that the veteran's pre-existing lung disability, including asthma, did not worsen during service. The claim was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, chronic bronchitis, and a skin condition presumed to be related to herbicide exposure. The claim for increased evaluation of PTSD was remanded.

The Board found no evidence to support the veteran's claim that his current respiratory disorders, including sinusitis and bronchitis, are related to service. The VA examiner concluded there was no chronic sinus infection or bronchitis present in the veteran.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current allergic bronchitis and chronic sinusitis were incurred during his active service, with reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the veteran.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his generalized anxiety disorder and bronchitis with COPD, as well as his claim for TDIU based on service-connected disabilities. The current ratings are considered appropriate.

The Board found that the reduction of the evaluation for the service-connected respiratory disability from 30 to 0 percent effective October 1, 2002 was improper.

The Board found that the February 1977 rating decision denying service connection for asthma was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous. The earlier effective date claim remains pending.

The Board has granted service connection for genitourinary conditions, including recurrent bladder infections and prostatitis. Service connection was denied for hypertension, vertigo, sinusitis, bronchitis, and a skin rash.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding no evidence of chronic disabilities in military service and insufficient medical nexus to link current conditions to service.

The Board found that the veteran did not perfect a timely appeal for the denial of service connection for hypertension. The claim for bronchitis was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for hypertension, respiratory disorder (COPD with bronchitis), bilateral hearing loss, and otitis externa. The criteria for evaluating these conditions were in effect at the time of his claim.

The veteran's claims for service connection and proper initial ratings on various conditions were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a grant of service connection or an appropriate rating for any of the claimed conditions.

The Board found that the veteran's lung disability, prostatitis and personality disorder were not incurred or aggravated by his active duty service. The VA examinations did not provide evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's skin disorder and chronic bronchitis were incurred in service, leading to a grant of service connection for both conditions.

The veteran's chronic sinusitis and bronchitis with mild airway obstructive disease are rated at the current 10% level, which is considered appropriate under both old and new rating criteria.