Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2017

The Veteran did not have Hodgkin's lymphoma, hypertension, or hypertensive heart disease during the period on appeal. The Board found no evidence of service connection for these conditions and denied them based on direct service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for ischemic heart disease, including as due to exposure to herbicide agents (Agent Orange), is denied. The Board found no in-service injury or disease related to the heart and no evidence of symptoms during service or at separation.

The Board found no evidence of herbicide exposure in Guam and thus denied service connection for coronary artery disease on a presumptive basis.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection, but his bilateral hearing loss and heart disorder are denied. The appeal for an undiagnosed illness was not addressed as it pertained to a different issue.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, diabetes mellitus type II, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, hypertension, eye conditions, coronary artery disease, and erectile dysfunction, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board finds that his TDIU claim is granted.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, effectively dismissing the case.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have ischemic heart disease and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for ischemic heart disease due to Agent Orange exposure in Thailand has been dismissed because the Veteran died during the pendency of his appeal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II has been granted. The Board also dismissed the issue of a higher rating for PTSD and remanded issues related to effective date and TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for ischemic heart disease, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen his previously denied claim. The Board also found that the Veteran did not have a diagnosis of ischemic heart disease.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to reopen his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to lack of new and material evidence, concluding that the Veteran's statements did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claim.

The Board restored the Veteran's 100 percent rating for atherosclerotic heart disease and dismissed the claim for TDIU due to the reduction from 100 percent to 60 percent being improper.

The Board finds that the Veteran's coronary artery disease is secondary to his service-connected hypertension and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for cardiovascular disability and to determine whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim for service connection for major depression (secondary to cardiovascular disability).

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's request for a videoconference hearing. The appeal will be returned to the AOJ for further action.

The Board has remanded the case due to inconsistencies in the VA examination findings regarding whether the Veteran has a current heart disability. The claim will be reconsidered with a new VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of 30 percent for CAD from January 12, 2010 to July 8, 2015 was denied. The Board also found that there is no evidence of a pre-existing effective date prior to January 12, 2010.

The Board has denied service connection for a back condition. The remaining issues have been remanded.

The Board has remanded the case to allow the Veteran to have a videoconference hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO in Muskogee, Oklahoma. The claims for service connection will be further evaluated.

The Veteran's hypertensive heart disease with left ventricular hypertrophy is rated at 30 percent, effective December 1, 2001. The Veteran also has hypertension that warrants a separate compensable rating.