Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2013

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and providing a VA examination to determine the nature, extent, and etiology of his coronary artery disease.

The Board has determined that asthma was not present in service or within one year of discharge, and thus cannot be service-connected. The other conditions are also being remanded for further review.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for seborrheic dermatitis, a lumbar spine disability, heart disease, and hepatitis due to insufficient development. The Veteran's file must be provided to the VA examiners for review.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied as the evidence does not support a finding of service connection for any of the conditions listed, and the Veteran has not submitted new and material evidence to reopen his claim for diabetic retinopathy.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and heart disorder, but denied them as new evidence does not establish a nexus to military service.

The Board found no evidence of a current heart disorder and concluded that the Veteran does not have a heart disability incurred in or aggravated by service.

Your claim for service connection for the cause of your husband's death has been granted, effective from April 2012. The grant is based on his exposure to herbicides during service in Vietnam and the presence of ischemic heart disease.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of any of the disabilities listed in his claims, and therefore service connection is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication due to issues related to whether a timely substantive appeal was received, as well as claims of new and material evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development, including referral to the Under Secretary for Benefits for an opinion on whether any current cardiovascular disability is related to the Veteran's documented in-service exposure to ionizing radiation. The claims will be readjudicated after this review.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and additional development of his claims file. The Veteran seeks an increased evaluation for his service-connected arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease with coronary artery disease.

The Board granted service connection for arteriosclerotic CAD, status post MI with a 100% evaluation effective December 18, 2007. The Veteran's heart condition is secondary to his service-connected arteriosclerotic CAD.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and requesting an updated opinion from the examiner who conducted the March 2013 examination.

The Board found that the Veteran's coronary artery disease and hypertension were not incurred in or aggravated by service, and may not be presumed to have been so incurred. The heart disability was not related to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to his request for a hearing before the Board. The case will be returned to the RO after the scheduled hearing.

The Veteran has been diagnosed with ischemic heart disease and was exposed to herbicides during his service in Thailand. The Board finds that the criteria for presumptive service connection due to herbicide exposure have been met, granting service connection for ischemic heart disease.

The Board has remanded the claims due to new evidence and outstanding VA treatment records, including those from Syracuse Hospital and Cortland-Ithaca outpatient clinic.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for ischemic heart disease due to Agent Orange exposure and lower extremity peripheral artery disorder are denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Board granted service connection for heart disease, including hypertensive heart disease and coronary artery disease, effective November 15, 2007.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unemployable, and the Board has granted a TDIU based on his combined rating of 90 percent.