COPD — all decisions

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 denied service connection for the Veteran's respiratory disability, to include COPD and pulmonary hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for COPD pursuant to the PACT Act, as it is presumed to be related to the Veteran's in-service exposure to burn pits and other toxins.

The Board granted service connection for pulmonary conditions, including frequent pneumonia, asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicides during service in Vietnam.

All appeals for higher ratings, decreased ratings, and service connection claims have been dismissed as the Veteran has already appealed these issues to the Board.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and tuberculosis, granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, and granted an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for pulmonary fibrosis.

The Board granted service connection for asthma, OSA and COPD as they began during the Veteran's active service. The Board also granted service connection for PTSD based on credible in-service stressors.

The Board granted service connection for essential tremors and bilateral cataracts and dry eye syndrome as secondary to diabetes mellitus type 2, but denied service connection for COPD and painful blisters of the left foot.

The Board remands the claim for a respiratory condition, to include pulmonary granulomas and COPD, due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding exposure to herbicide agents during service in Vietnam.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as there was no evidence showing that it began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The appeal for service connection for COPD was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Board Appeal request.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a higher rating for COPD, and a compensable rating for scars.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for aortic aneurysm, finding no evidence of a causal relationship between the condition and his active-duty service. The claim for COPD was remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as the evidence did not support a nexus to service.

The Board granted an effective date of September 15, 2017, for the award of service connection for COPD with asthma but denied a compensable rating and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection prior to that date.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for COPD effective January 4, 2011, based on the diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension.

The Board granted an effective date of August 10, 2022, for the award of service connection for asthma with COPD and right lung calcified granuloma.

The Board granted service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as due to in-service herbicide exposure based on evidence reasonably demonstrating a causal connection between the Veteran's COPD and his in-service herbicide exposure.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 30 percent disabling for service-connected bronchial asthma with moderate obstructive defect, and a TDIU for further development.

The Board granted service connection for COPD, GERD as secondary to a service-connected disability, and a skin condition as secondary to a service-connected disability. The Veteran was also granted an initial 10 percent disability rating for hypertension.