Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2012

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further action, including scheduling a hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Veteran's disability rating for coronary artery disease was reduced from 60 to 10 percent effective May 1, 2009 due to improvement in cardiac function.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of heart disease, stroke, and kidney failure, as well as residuals of bilateral below the knee amputations, secondary to ischemia caused by heart disease.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to October 14, 2008, for a 60 percent rating for coronary artery disease, status post coronary bypass surgery. The decision stated that no increase in disability had occurred prior to October 2009 and thus the earlier effective date was not factually ascertainable.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for ischemic heart disease is being remanded due to uncertainty regarding his duties at the Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base during the Vietnam era. The case will be further developed and adjudicated.

The VA determined that the Veteran's heart condition is not related to his service-connected anxiety disorder, PTSD, and mood disorder.

The Board found that the Veteran's lung disorder, including lung cancer and COPD, was not incurred in service. Ischemic heart disease was also not shown to be related to service or a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if his heart disease is related to his service-connected PTSD.

Your claim for service connection for coronary artery disease has been granted as presumptive due to exposure to Agent Orange during service. The appeal is dismissed as the benefit sought on appeal has been fully granted.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to obtain relevant medical records and for a VA examination to address his claims of service connection for various conditions.

The Veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for heart attack with subsequent bypass surgery and cardioverter defibrillator implantation, but the claim must be remanded to obtain a medical opinion regarding whether VA care caused an additional disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to technical issues with a hearing transcript and requests for additional development.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen claims for service connection for coronary artery disease with myocardial infarction, right bundle branch block, hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy, and a psychiatric disability (PTSD and anxiety).

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing proper notice of secondary service connection.

The appeal is being remanded due to outstanding medical records and the need for additional VA compensation examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus, are denied as there is no credible evidence linking these conditions to his military service or herbicide exposure.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between any of these conditions and active duty service.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic heart disability other than myocardial infarction and hypertension, and denied service connection for ischemic heart disease due to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's appeal was denied on all issues related to his service-connected conditions, including coronary artery disease and degenerative joint diseases of the right and left knees.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and the appellant does not meet the requirements for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.