Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2019

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for schizophrenia and PTSD has been withdrawn.,Service connection for ischemic heart disease and Parkinson's Disease is granted based on herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of heart disease, hypertension, and prostate cancer are being remanded due to the need for additional development regarding in-service asbestos exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and CAD, render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU based on this finding.

The appellant is not eligible for retroactive compensation benefits as she is the adult niece of the Veteran and not an executor of his estate.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for CAD is remanded, and the appeal for an effective date prior to April 23, 2012 for service connection for CAD remains pending.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient reasoning and factual findings regarding service connection for a gastrointestinal disability on a secondary basis, determination of heart disability prior to April 27, 2010, and effective date for TDIU.

The Veteran's death was caused by service-connected conditions, including PTSD, PAD, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities. The Board granted service connection for these conditions on this basis.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected conditions were denied. The claim for tinnitus was reopened, but not granted as new and material evidence had not been received. Increased evaluations for CAD, diabetic nephropathy with hypertension, and PTSD were also denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, bilateral hearing loss, heart disease, hypertension, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and erectile dysfunction have been reopened. The evidence now shows a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for coronary artery disease and residuals of a myocardial infarction, as well as hypertension. The case must be returned to VA for further development including obtaining updated treatment records, verifying the dates and nature of the Veteran’s reserve duty periods, and providing the Veteran with a VA medical opinion.

The Veteran's death was not due to service-connected conditions, and the Board denied both service connection for cause of death and DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining his private treatment records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the severity of his heart disability and peripheral neuropathy.

The Board has granted the appeals for service connection for hypertension, ischemic heart disease (IHD), and erectile dysfunction (ED) as secondary to service-connected sleep apnea. The appeal for bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities and diabetic retinopathy was also granted as secondary to service-connected DM.

The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected ischemic heart disease is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart disorder, finding that there is no current diagnosis of such a condition and thus not warranting service connection.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his heart conditions were not related to his service or service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude him from securing and following any substantially gainful occupation, resulting in a grant of TDIU effective August 30, 2016. The issues of service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left hip and residuals of a right hip and femur injury are remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient medical opinions and missing treatment records. The heart disability case requires an examination to determine if it is aggravated by service, while the anxiety disorder case needs additional mental health treatment notes.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed coronary artery disease and peripheral neuropathy. The Veteran is presumed exposed to Agent Orange, but there is no direct evidence of service connection for his current conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to new evidence suggesting ischemic heart disease, and a VA examination is needed to determine if this condition meets the criteria for diagnosis.