COPD — all decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection and initial rating of various disabilities, including gastrointestinal issues, hearing loss, vertigo, asthma, celiac disease, bronchitis, COPD, sinusitis, and allergic rhinitis, due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for bronchial asthma with COPD and sarcoidosis based on the medical evidence showing FEV-1 percentages that did not meet the criteria for higher ratings.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and emphysema.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for vertigo and dismissed the appeal for service connection for anxiety, while remanding claims for service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and total disability based upon individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board remands the claims for service connection for lung disability other than COPD, sinus infection, allergies and hypersensitivity, and COPD due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for partial prostatectomy scars and remanded the claims for service connection, increased rating for MDD, and TDIU due to duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claim for a respiratory disability to include COPD, emphysema, and restrictive lung disease for further development as the RO did not substantially comply with previous Board directives.

The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for service-connected COPD and denied earlier effective dates for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA).

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as the evidence did not support a finding that COPD had its onset in service or was otherwise related to service.

The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for COPD prior to July 2, 2024, and denied a higher rating of 60 percent from that date. For PTSD, the Board granted a 70 percent rating prior to July 2, 2024, but denied a higher rating from that date.

The Board denied service connection for a lung disability, to include as due to asbestos exposure. The back and psychiatric issues were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and emphysema as there was no current diagnosis of these conditions during the appeal period.

The Board denied service connection for cervical dysplasia, tension headaches, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), and denied increased ratings for right elbow flexion, supination and pronation, extension, and scars. The Board also remanded claims for fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and irritable bowel syndrome.

The Board remands the claim for a respiratory disability to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding its etiology, specifically addressing potential herbicide agent exposure.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to obtain a medical opinion addressing the possibility of a nexus between the claimed disability and exposure to diesel fuel from airplanes and fumes from heaters used in tents during cold weather.

The Board granted service connection for COPD, left and right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome, and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance. A compensable rating for COPD was denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma due to inadequate medical opinions regarding their relationship to in-service asbestos exposure.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, and a prostate condition due to the need for additional development, including obtaining outstanding medical records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as secondary to the Veteran's conceded secondhand smoke exposure during active duty service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for COPD, melanoma basal squamous, nasopharynx cysts, submucosal stomach tumors or lesions, and myelofibrosis grade 1 as no new and relevant evidence was submitted to support these claims.