Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the cases for further action due to incomplete development and the need for a statement of the case (SOC). The issues include earlier effective dates for service connection, Dependents' Educational Assistance eligibility, special monthly compensation, and TDIU.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination in determining if the Veteran had ischemic heart disease prior to his death and its relationship to cause of death.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection of heart disorder and diabetes mellitus.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development. The Veteran needs to provide information about his claim for payment or reimbursement of coronary artery bypass surgery on October 29, 2014.

The Veteran's psychiatric disabilities are rated at a 70 percent rating, effective from the date of decision.,The Veteran's coronary artery disease is not rated higher than 60 percent.

The Board has ordered a remand for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's heart disability, sinus bradycardia, and chest pain. The examiner is to address whether these conditions are related to service or any other relevant factors.

The Board has denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's ventral hernia and has remanded issues regarding service connection for heart disability and skin cancer. The Veteran is required to provide additional evidence or undergo examinations as requested.

The Veteran's heart conditions are being remanded for a new examination and medical opinion due to the potential service connection under the PACT Act, which is not currently applicable. The examiner will need to consider total exposure and synergistic effects of toxic exposures.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for coronary artery disease was denied as his condition did not meet the criteria for a higher than 60 percent rating. The Board found that there were no findings of left ventricular dysfunction with an ejection fraction less than 30 percent or METs of 3.0 or less resulting in heart failure symptoms.

The Board has granted service connection for a headache disorder as secondary to the Veteran's coronary artery disease. The issues of increased ratings for coronary artery disease and TDIU have been remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart condition due to lack of evidence of in-service injury, disease or exposure to herbicide agents. The Veteran served in Korea but not near the DMZ during the relevant time period.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development and consideration of his reports of in-service symptoms and treatment.

Service connection for DM and IHD is granted based on the PACT Act, effective August 10, 2022. Service connection for CKD, peripheral neuropathies of the bilateral upper and lower extremities are also granted as secondary to service-connected DM.,The nephrolithiasis claim remains pending and will be remanded for a VA examination.

The Veteran's service connection claims for sarcoidosis, sleep apnea, hypertension, heart disorder, chronic laryngitis, and headaches have been granted. The effective date is not specified.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and a heart disability, as well as her claim for TDIU. The VA is required to obtain additional medical opinions to address the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected PTSD contributed to his heart conditions, which led to his death. The VA is instructed to obtain updated treatment records and provide a medical opinion on this issue.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and coronary artery disease, finding that the Veteran's duties placed him on or near the base perimeter at Udorn RTAFB in Thailand. The COPD appeal was dismissed as withdrawn. Service connection is also granted for other conditions related to these two disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral cataracts has been withdrawn. The Board granted a TDIU effective from December 10, 2014 to July 18, 2022.,Effective from July 18, 2022, the Veteran is in receipt of a combined disability rating of 100 percent due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's coronary artery disease is rated at 10 percent from August 6, 2004, but no earlier. The rating will remain at 10 percent.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection of a heart disability and headaches, but has remanded the cases due to outstanding evidence and need for further examination.