Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2019

The Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for ischemic heart disease, coronary artery disease, and status post myocardial infarction was denied. The VA determined that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on his METs level and echocardiogram results.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for his service-connected coronary artery disease and right leg varicose veins were denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for CAD or 20 percent for right leg varicose veins.

The Veteran's cardiovascular condition, diagnosed as coronary artery disease and old myocardial infarction, is granted due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's appeals for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, heart disorder, neck disability, back disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to procedural issues and the need for further development of his service records.

The Veteran died of hypoxic respiratory failure due to being an immunocompromised patient as a result of multiple debilitations and medical problems. The Board found that the service-connected disabilities did not play a contributory or causative role in his death, nor were they the principal cause of death.

The Board denied service connection for a heart disability, finding no current disability and thus unable to establish service connection.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for coronary artery disease with myocardial infarction, and the appeal is dismissed as there was no case or controversy.

The appeal regarding tinnitus is dismissed. The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to his service-connected ischemic heart disease.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral flat feet. The issue of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and heart disability is being remanded for further development.,The Veteran was provided with a VA examination regarding his pes planus, but not for his sleep apnea or heart condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran, and it is now up to the RO to consider this evidence in its decision.

The Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease made him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment prior to August 5, 2016.

The Veteran's appeals of service connection for various conditions, including a heart condition, lymphocytic colitis, rashes, monoclonal gammopathy, and bilateral hearing loss were dismissed. The appeal for tinnitus was granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate rationale in a previous VA examination regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder aggravated his hypertension and/or heart condition, which may have contributed to his cause of death.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and coronary artery disease (formerly claimed as heart problem) have been granted due to exposure to an herbicide agent. However, the claim for erectile dysfunction secondary to diabetes mellitus is denied.,Service connection has also been denied for basal-cell skin cancer and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has granted service connection for a heart condition and sleep apnea that are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II and ischemic heart disease are presumed to have been caused by herbicide exposure during service.,Left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy and erectile dysfunction are found to be secondary to the service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center on August 12, 2013 were denied because the services were not rendered in a 'medical emergency' and no VA facility was feasibly available.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease and prostate cancer, finding insufficient evidence of herbicide exposure during service to establish a presumption. The Board also found no direct evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's ischemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus, type II are granted as secondary to service-connected sleep apnea.,The Veteran's sinus tumors, chronic cysts on the back, and Bell’s Palsy are remanded due to lack of a VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder is granted. His coronary artery disease, with hypertension and diabetic nephropathy, is rated at 30 percent effective August 31, 2010. A separate compensable rating for his hypertension is denied. The award of service connection for diabetic nephropathy with hypertension is granted, but a separate initial rating prior to December 11, 2012, and in excess of 20 percent thereafter for diabetic neuropathy of the right lower extremity is denied. A compensable initial rating for diabetic neuropathy of the left lower extremity is also denied.