Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and heart condition due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's lay testimony will be considered in conjunction with VA examinations.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions did not render him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment prior to February 13, 2014. The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding of unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease) due to herbicide exposure during service in Thailand. The case is remanded for a VA examination regarding the relationship between hypertension and herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's initial rating for coronary artery disease is granted at a 60 percent level, effective from the date of the decision. The issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is dismissed as moot due to the Veteran's receipt of a 100 percent disability rating and Special Monthly Compensation.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of hypertension, heart disorder, BPH, cervical spine degenerative disc disease with cervical muscle spasm, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease and spondylosis, bilateral upper and lower extremity neuropathy, bilateral hip degenerative arthritis, right knee DJD, right ankle condition, vision disability (glaucoma and cataracts), and acquired psychiatric disorder. The Board found that these conditions are not related to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development and readjudication due to unclear diagnoses and etiology of the Veteran's conditions, including Meniere's disease.

The Board denied service connection for heart disability, diabetes, head disability (including TBI), and acquired psychiatric disability (including anxiety and depression). The claims were not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence. Service connection was also denied for the claimed disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's coronary artery disease is caused or aggravated by his service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Board has determined that the VA examination and medical opinions provided were not sufficient to determine whether the Veteran's coronary artery disease is related to his military service. The case is being remanded for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining outstanding treatment records and SSA records. A VA examination is also needed to determine if any heart disorder is related to service.

The Veteran's initial rating for coronary artery disease (CAD) is denied as the evidence does not show symptoms warranting a higher than 30 percent rating at any point during the appeal period.

Service connection is granted for ischemic heart disease, coronary artery disease, and type II diabetes mellitus. The Veteran's hypertension is remanded for further assessment.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development, including medical opinions regarding the heart condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's heart disability. The claim will be returned for further development and examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient information regarding his exposure to herbicide agents during service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU, and there is insufficient evidence to grant extraschedular TDIU consideration.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart disability has been reopened, but the evidence does not support this claim.,Compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for kidney disorder is denied as there is no evidence of carelessness or negligence on VA's part in treating the Veteran's kidney stones.,The Veteran's heart disability is not service-connected and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for this condition cannot be granted due to lack of a qualifying event.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for heart, left hip, and left knee disabilities due to insufficient evidence of a current disability. The Veteran is not shown to have a current diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and heart disability. The case is being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's coronary artery disease is related to his military service or secondary to his service-connected PTSD.