Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2012

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining an examination and adjudicating new issues such as service connection for ischemic heart disease and whether new evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for hypertension. The TDIU issue remains pending.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a back disability. The case is remanded for further development regarding the Veteran's dental disability, coronary artery disease, COPD, and gall bladder disease.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various gastrointestinal and cardiovascular conditions, as well as a positional tremor. The issues were remanded by the Board in October 2009 to obtain VA examinations related to these claims. However, the Veteran failed to report for scheduled examinations multiple times, leading to their cancellation.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of all claims on appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disability, hypertension (claimed as ischemic heart disease), and diabetes type II. The decision found that hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by service, may not be presumed to have been incurred due to herbicide exposure, and new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim of diabetes type II.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's heart disability, specifically coronary artery disease (CAD), based on presumed exposure to herbicides during his service in Vietnam.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and their impact on his ability to work.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis, defective vision (myopic astigmatism), and heart disease. The appeals were not granted as new and material evidence was not submitted in support of these claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical examination and Social Security Administration records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus type II, and hypertension as due to exposure to Agent Orange or asbestos. The Board found that there was no evidence of in-country service in Vietnam, no qualifying exposure to herbicides off-shore, and no positive association between exposure to herbicides and any condition.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions were denied as there is no current evidence of a chronic disability related to his military service.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses for treatment of a non-service-connected condition from December 8 to December 10, 2006 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are granted.

The Veteran is service-connected for multiple conditions and the Board finds that his service-connected disabilities make him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, warranting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board found that the newly submitted evidence was not new and material, thus denying the appellant's request to reopen her claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's heart condition is presumed to be due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam, and he has a current diagnosis of coronary artery disease. His other claims are denied.

The Board has granted service connection for coronary artery disease, presumed due to exposure to herbicides in Vietnam. Service connection was denied for hearing loss, internal hemorrhoids, ulcerative proctitis, hypertension, a heart disorder (presumed secondary to hypertension), right kidney disorder (renal cell carcinoma), Hashimoto's thyroiditis with goiter, and gallstones.

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for various conditions, including anxiety disorder, hemorrhoids, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, athlete's foot and toenail fungus, plantar fasciitis, sinus disability, high cholesterol, heart disability, back disability with sciatica, numbness of the right lower extremity, ruptured disc, neck injury, and left arm and shoulder disability. The Board found that there was no evidence to support these claims.