Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2019

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including back disorder, PTSD, diabetes mellitus, headaches, high cholesterol, heart disorder, lung disorder, and skin disorder. The appeal is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected coronary artery and Parkinson’s disease.

The Board denied service connection for a heart disability and a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service, including exposure to herbicide agents. The Board found that any current heart or CVA condition was not related to service.

Service connection for a heart condition is denied.,Service connection for hypertension is denied.,Service connection for a psychiatric condition, to include PTSD, is denied.,Service connection for fibromyalgia is granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, hypertensive vascular disease, COPD, and GERD with Barrett’s esophagus due to his claimed in-service exposure to asbestos and/or lead. The case is being returned for further development.

The Board denied service connection for ischemic heart disease and coronary artery disease, finding no in-service exposure to herbicide or asbestos. The Veteran's claim was based on presumed exposure during his time aboard the U.S.S. Pine Island, but the Board determined that this vessel was not within Vietnam waters at the times of alleged exposure.

The Veteran's heart condition, including coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction, is considered service-connected as it is related to his service-connected hypertension.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected conditions, including diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, and coronary artery disease, contributed substantially or materially to his death from metastatic renal cell carcinoma. The decision grants service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including hypertension, renal disability, back disability, ischemic heart disease, liver disability, bilateral foot disability, and neuropathy of the lower and upper extremities. The issues have been remanded for additional development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional development regarding his exposure history and medical opinions.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence. The heart disability and anoxic brain injury are inextricably intertwined, so both issues must be addressed together.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a temporary total evaluation due to service-connected coronary artery disease, and the Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional research into his exposure to Agent Orange during his time at Webb Air Force Base.

The Board has denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions, including a lumbar spine disability, erectile dysfunction, radiculopathy, hypertensive vascular disease, TURP, low sperm ejaculation, and heart condition. The issues are remanded due to conflicting evidence regarding the onset of diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for benign trigeminal schwannoma and heart condition due to inadequate opinions in previous examinations. The Veteran is required to undergo new medical evaluations to determine if his conditions are related to military service.

The Veteran withdrew his claims for service connection for coronary artery calcifications and a urogenital kidney disability, so the cases are dismissed.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to exposure to Agent Orange and as secondary to the service-connected asbestosis, including for coronary artery disease, heart block with implanted pacemaker, and hypertension. Additional factual development is needed by obtaining deck logs from the USS Chanticleer (ASR-7) from August 1965 to May 1966.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for heart condition, prostate condition, and bilateral peripheral neuropathy due to lack of competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's increased rating claim for coronary artery disease and remanded the TDIU claim due to insufficient evidence regarding his employability.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to determine if service connection can be established for a heart disorder and peripheral neuropathy of bilateral lower extremities. The Veteran's heart disorder may potentially relate to herbicide exposure, but this needs to be confirmed through additional evidence.