Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2012

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for further development and consideration, including obtaining additional medical records and providing supplemental opinions from VA examiners.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and clarifying whether the Veteran is receiving Social Security disability benefits.

The Board found that the Veteran's coronary artery disease and gastroesophageal reflux disease did not have onset in service or within one year of separation, and thus denied his claims for service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran's cardiovascular disability, including systolic murmur and coronary artery disease, did not manifest during service or within a presumptive period. The VA physician concluded that any current heart conditions are unrelated to service.

The Board has requested and obtained service treatment records from the appellant's active duty for training period, but not his National Guard service. The case is REMANDED to obtain these missing records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease and an acquired psychiatric disorder were denied. The claim for increased rating of mitral valve prolapse was granted with a disability rating of 60 percent.

The Board found no evidence of herbicide exposure and denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, and peripheral neuropathy as the conditions are not related to military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain VA examinations and additional medical records, as well as to consider whether separate ratings for surgical scars are warranted.

The Veteran's atherosclerotic coronary artery disease is presumed to have been incurred during active military service. The Veteran does not have prostate disability that is the result of disease or injury incurred in or aggravated by active military service; or due to or the result of herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA medical records and scheduling a heart examination to determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed heart condition, as well as whether it is related to service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's diabetes and heart disease were not caused or aggravated by herbicide exposure in service, as there was no credible evidence of such exposure. The diseases first manifested more than one year after service.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for an addendum from the VA examiner regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected hysterectomy with HRT aggravated her nonservice-connected coronary artery disease.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his service personnel records and readjudication.

The Veteran's service-connected sympathetic reflex dystrophy, left lower extremity, resulted in essential loss of use of the left foot due to foot drop. The RO granted SMC based on this condition effective April 22, 2005.

The Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus is granted as secondary to service-connected hypertension and coronary artery disease. The issue of a higher initial disability rating for the heart disability (coronary artery disease) is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his claim for service connection for hypertension prior to the Board making a decision.

The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected epididymitis was granted, and he is now receiving a 20% evaluation. His claims for hypertension and heart disorder (including coronary artery disease) are still pending as they have not been addressed yet.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease was granted with an effective date of September 21, 2006. The Board found that no earlier effective date is warranted.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection for a heart murmur. The Veteran's current diagnoses of coronary artery disease and hypertension are related to her previously diagnosed heart murmur, which is considered a current disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnosis of coronary artery disease and ischemic cardiomyopathy is related to his military service, including in-service treatment for heart symptoms.