Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2018

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and further examination is needed.

The Board has determined that there is sufficient indication of current disabilities related to the Veteran's service and has ordered additional VA examinations to address his claims for service connection. The Veteran's mental condition, including PTSD, depression, fatigue, and sleep problems, as well as his gout, left knee strain, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with pes anserine bursitis, and status post repair grade 2 strain right achilles tendonitis and normal healed surgical scar are being examined to determine their relationship to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, hyperlipidemia, ischemic heart disease (IHD), hypertension, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities or a link between these conditions and military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's hypertensive heart disease and hypertension, which are presumed related to herbicide exposure. The VA will obtain additional records and provide a medical opinion on the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder disorder, heart disease, and residuals of a head injury (other than headaches). The Veteran's left shoulder disorder was not shown to be related to service or a pre-existing condition. Heart disease was not shown to have been incurred in service. Residuals of the head injury were found to be due to an in-service fall but no chronic heart disease was found.,The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder disorder, heart disease, and residuals of a head injury (other than headaches). The Veteran's left shoulder disorder was not shown to be related to service or a pre-existing condition. Heart disease was not shown to have been incurred in service. Residuals of the head injury were found to be due to an in-service fall but no chronic heart disease was found.

Service connection for allergic rhinitis has been granted with an effective date of October 23, 1971.,Claims for headaches and obstructive sleep apnea were denied as they were not filed within one year of the Veteran's separation from service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disability, including ischemic heart disease. The evidence did not support a finding of direct service connection or presumptive service connection due to herbicide exposure. The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran’s current heart disorders were less likely than not related to his active service and service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding his service-connected disabilities, as well as the need to adjudicate other claims inextricably intertwined with these issues.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of a 100% rating for service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that it was not factually ascertainable that an increase in disability had occurred within one year prior to April 11, 2013.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for heart disorder and sleep disorder due to exposure to herbicide agents, split shift work schedules, and measles. The Veteran's death is also being remanded as it may be related to his service-connected conditions.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a heart disorder, but has remanded it due to insufficient evidence regarding its etiology.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions have been dismissed. The Board has also remanded the claims for COPD and heart disability.,No specific rating or effective date was assigned in this decision.

The Veteran was granted a 10 percent rating for coronary artery disease (CAD) from May 29, 2012 to prior to January 9, 2012. For the period from May 1, 2012 to prior to January 29, 2018, he was granted a 10 percent rating. From January 29, 2018, he was granted a 60 percent rating for CAD.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional VA examination and treatment records, as well as potential updates on his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment from June 8, 2007 to May 1, 2010.

The Board denied reopening and granting service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that new evidence was not material.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is rated at a 70 percent disability rating, effective from August 19, 2010. The claim for coronary artery disease (CAD), claimed as ischemic heart disease (IHD) is granted with an effective date of January 26, 2012.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of various conditions have been dismissed. The claim for increased evaluation of schizophrenia has been granted.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an increased rating for coronary artery disease. The case is remanded to determine the cause of hypertension.