Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2020

The appeal regarding right shoulder disability has been withdrawn and dismissed. Service connection for multivessel coronary artery disease (status/post coronary artery bypass grafting) is granted.

The Veteran's heart disability is remanded for further examination and to obtain any outstanding treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for heart disability, hypertension, lumbar spine disability, right shoulder disability, and left shoulder disability as the evidence did not support a nexus to military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and SMC due to issues with the examination reports and need for additional opinions. The heart disability claim is being reviewed again, including a potential secondary opinion regarding the Veteran's sleep apnea.

The Veteran's TDIU claim for arteriosclerotic heart disease from January 28, 2014 to October 25, 2017 was denied as the evidence did not show he was incapable of performing physical and mental acts required by employment solely due to his service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claims for effective dates earlier than March 29, 2018 for the grants of service connection for coronary artery disease and gastroesophageal reflux disease are denied. The Board has also remanded several other issues including ratings for his disabilities and their causes.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death, finding that his coronary artery disease and hypertension did not manifest in or are not etiologically related to his military service.

The Veteran's service connection claim for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is denied as there is no evidence of a direct causal relationship between his service-connected ischemic heart disease (IHD) and OSA.,The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for IHD to exceed 60 percent is denied due to lack of evidence showing chronic congestive heart failure, workload of less than 3 METs or left ventricular dysfunction with ejection fraction less than 30 percent.

Your initial rating for your coronary artery bypass graft has been granted at a maximum of 60 percent since December 8, 2009. The rating was increased to 30 percent from December 1, 2015, to July 18, 2019. Your appeal is dismissed as you have withdrawn your claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased evaluations are remanded due to the need for additional medical records, social security administration (SSA) records, and VA examinations.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development to obtain recent VA treatment records and conduct current VA examinations regarding his service-connected disabilities. The issues of increased ratings for various conditions are being remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for ischemic heart disease and mitral valve regurgitation, finding that there is no evidence to support a relationship between these conditions and his military service or herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's glaucoma and neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities are service-connected.,The Veteran's hypertension, sinusitis, ischemic heart disease, and chloracne are not service-connected.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 are remanded due to the need for new VA examinations.

The Veteran's CAD symptoms more closely approximated a disability such that he demonstrated more than one episode of acute congestive heart failure in the past year, or workload of greater than three METs but not greater than five METs results in dyspnea, fatigue, angina, dizziness, or syncope, or left ventricular dysfunction with an ejection fraction of 30 to 50 percent. The Veteran is granted a disability rating of 60 percent for CAD from July 3, 2013, until November 3, 2015.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for ischemic heart disease (IHD) has been denied because the Veteran refused to attend a VA examination without showing good cause.

The Board denied service connection for ischemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus, type II as the Veteran did not have exposure to herbicide agents during his active duty in Japan. The conditions were not shown to be related to service.

The Veteran's left hip disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus have been granted service connection.,His coronary artery bypass graft surgery has also been granted a 60 percent rating.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 70 percent rating, effective September 18, 2013. The other issues remain unresolved.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is granted a 70 percent rating effective May 8, 2016. His coronary heart disease remains at 30 and 60 percent ratings respectively.