COPD — all decisions

The Board granted the restoration of a 60 percent rating for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma, effective August 14, 2024.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and denied the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, erectile dysfunction, sinusitis, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), hyperlipidemia, an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for eczema, and an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for COPD.

The Board denied service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as the evidence did not support a medical link between the Veteran's current COPD and his in-service toxic exposure risk activity.

The Board granted service connection for chronic bronchitis, COPD, and asthma based on the Veteran's in-service respiratory issues and current diagnoses.

The Board denied service connection for respiratory disability, to include COPD, and remanded the claims for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and heart disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), finding that both conditions are etiologically related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for a scar of the right foot and an evaluation of 10 percent, and no greater, effective September 14, 2022, for left knee instability. Other claims were denied or dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for COPD and a digestive disability (claimed as IBS) to ensure that VA's duty to assist is properly fulfilled.

The Board granted service connection for a respiratory disability, resolving doubt in favor of the Veteran. The other claims were remanded for further development.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal regarding increased rating for asthma and COPD, compensable rating for seborrheic dermatitis, and service connection for a left hip condition.

The Board granted service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) based on the Veteran's exposure to burn pits in Saudi Arabia, as supported by the PACT Act.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for COPD and GERD as secondary to a service-connected conduction system disease, due to insufficient evidence in existing medical opinions.

The Board granted a 30 percent initial rating for COPD from April 16, 2020, and denied an increased rating in excess of 60 percent for bladder cancer. The Veteran was also granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from the same date.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded one issue.

The Veteran was granted an initial rating of 60 percent for COPD with asthma, a TDIU effective from August 3, 2020, and SMC at the housebound rate from the same date.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of the Veteran's cause of death due to COPD and lung cancer caused by pulmonary asbestosis, to obtain a new medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's condition.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for COPD, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, lung cancer, thyroid cancer, and hypertension due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied an increased rating for COPD, dismissed the appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for COPD as moot, and denied service connection for a pulmonary nodule.

The Board denied service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as it is not etiologically related to the Veteran's active military service.