Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and missing VISTA records. The Veteran's heart condition, including ischemic heart disease, coronary artery disease, and ventricular arrhythmia, is being reviewed for service connection as due to herbicide exposure.

The Board has decided that the case should be remanded for further development and evaluation of service connection for a heart disability, including hypertension, as well as secondary service connection due to asthma.

The Board has found that the agency of original jurisdiction did not substantially comply with its September 2018 remand directives and has therefore ordered further development for the throat disorder, heart disorder, and eye disorder claims.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetes. The TDIU rating is also granted based on the severity of his multiple service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's GERD was not incurred in service and is denied. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, heart disability, and bilateral leg peripheral vascular disease are granted as secondary to hypertension.

The Veteran's cause of death, coronary artery disease and peripheral vascular disease, is not service-connected as there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's coronary artery disease was rated at 10% prior to November 20, 2014 and at 30% thereafter. The Veteran is denied a rating in excess of these ratings.,The Veteran's hypertension was granted service connection but the Board found that his service-connected PTSD aggravated it beyond its natural progression.

The Veteran's right eye disorder is granted service connection. The left eye, heart and diabetes mellitus claims are remanded for additional development.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on the merits was denied due to a failure to timely file a substantive appeal within the required time frame.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment, and the Board finds that he is still capable of sedentary work.

The Board denied service connection for a heart disorder, finding that the Veteran's current conditions did not have their onset during his military service or due to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine when the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to work, and to address any potential impact on his TDIU claim.

The Board denied service connection for a heart disorder and dental disorder, finding that the Veteran's conditions were not caused or aggravated by his military service.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for heart condition and anemia due to exposure at Camp Lejeune have been dismissed because the Veteran passed away before a decision was made.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate VA opinion regarding whether the Veteran's causes of death are at least as likely as not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected residuals of bilateral trench foot.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease, bilateral elbow disability, hip disability, knee disability, shoulder disability, ankle disability, erythema nodosum, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and a bilateral arm disability has been denied.,Service connection was not granted as the evidence does not establish that any of these conditions began during service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Veteran's petitions to reopen claims for hypertension, renal failure, recurrent kidney infections, a right shoulder condition, and heart disability were denied as new and material evidence was not submitted.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and ischemic heart disease render him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment, resulting in a grant of TDIU.

The Board has granted service connection for coronary artery disease secondary to the Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder, but denied service connection for tinnitus as a neurological symptom due to undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness related to Gulf War service.