Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2019

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, and renal insufficiency due to presumed exposure to Agent Orange during active service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability contributed to his death. A medical opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran’s death was caused, aggravated, or hastened by his service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left foot disability, seizure disorder, and heart disability, finding that these conditions are etiologically related to his active service.

The Veteran's initial disability rating for coronary artery disease (CAD) is granted at a 60 percent prior to May 4, 2018.

The Board has remanded the case due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives. The Veteran's heart disability is being reviewed again for service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between his disabilities and his service-connected unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder. The Veteran is also required to provide additional records from J.B., a medical professional, who provided research indicating a relationship between his disabilities and his service-connected condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected Dupuytren's syndrome and right knee disability caused or aggravated his cause of death, which includes arteriosclerotic coronary artery disease, hypertensive heart disease, and end stage renal disease.

The Board has remanded the case for a new medical opinion to determine whether the Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease contributed to his cause of death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his service-connected cardiac arrhythmia, finding that the condition is asymptomatic and not related to his service-connected disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, a heart condition as secondary to hypertension, and a liver disability as secondary to hypertension. The Board found that the preexisting conditions existed prior to service and were not aggravated by service.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for hypertensive heart disease with incomplete right bundle branch block is dismissed.,Service connection for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is granted, and the Veteran is found to have a nexus between his service and this condition based on exposure to chemicals at Andrews Air Force Base.,The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for muscle tic of the neck is remanded due to increased symptomatology since his last examination.

The Veteran's initial rating for coronary artery disease prior to September 11, 2014 was denied as his condition did not meet the criteria for a higher rating. From September 11, 2014 to June 7, 2018, he received a 60% rating which is also denied.

The Veteran's hypothyroidism is currently rated at 30% and denied for an increased rating.,Service connection has been granted for a heart disorder, specifically ischemic heart disease, which is secondary to his service-connected hypertension.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease, finding that there was no evidence of herbicide exposure during service and no showing of a chronic condition within one year of discharge.

The Veteran's service connection claims for multiple sclerosis and related symptoms are remanded due to the need for further development of evidence.

The Veteran's valvular heart disease (including aortic valve insufficiency and calcification) is granted as service connected. The claim for secondary service connection of the aortic aneurysm to his service-connected valvular heart disease is remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have diagnosed conditions for which service connection can be granted, including shoulder, wrist, lower extremity neuropathy, back, knee, leg, foot, respiratory system, sleep apnea, heart, corns of both feet, headaches and neck conditions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart condition to include chest pains, claiming it is secondary to service-connected sarcoidosis. The claims for fatigue (secondary to radiation enteritis), sleep apnea (secondary to PTSD), and penile shortening (secondary to prostate cancer) are remanded.

The VA denied service connection for coronary artery disease, PTSD, hyperthyroidism, partial complex seizure, trigger finger, and multiple myeloma.,None of the conditions were found to be related to the appellant's military service.

The claims for service connection have been denied as new and material evidence has not been received to reopen them. The Veteran's conditions are not presumed due to exposure to herbicides or other specific in-service events.