Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2024

Service connection for a heart condition is granted, and an initial 30 percent rating for GERD during the period prior to January 5, 2023 is granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disability, peripheral edema, and venous stasis due to inadequate medical opinions in the original decision. The AOJ must obtain new VA medical opinions addressing the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, and Parkinson's disease due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology. The Veteran is required to undergo VA examinations to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board is remanding all service connection claims due to inadequate examinations and opinions, including those for heart condition, hypertension, bilateral foot condition, ankle conditions, elbow conditions, hip conditions, knee conditions, wrist condition, shoulder conditions, and TDIU.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of September 29, 2020 for service connection for hypertension and a grant of service connection for retinal detachment, pseudophakia, cataracts, and asteroid hyalosis (claimed as left eye degenerative eye operation). The Veteran's hypertension was found to be caused by in-service exposure to herbicide. Service connection for coronary artery disease is granted at 100 percent with an effective date of August 4, 2021.

The Veteran's appeal includes multiple conditions, and the Board has determined that additional medical opinions are needed to address the nature and etiology of these conditions. The issues on appeal have been remanded for further action.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a VA opinion regarding the Veteran's liver disability and whether it is related to service or toxic exposure. The heart disability claim remains denied.

The Board has granted service connection for ischemic heart disease on a presumptive basis due to exposure to herbicide agents while serving in Korea, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has granted service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD) and the cause of death due to acute myocardial infarction, both presumed related to the Veteran's in-service exposure to Agent Orange.

The Veteran's cause of death, metastatic prostate cancer, is considered service-connected due to exposure to herbicide agents during his service at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base. The claim for ischemic heart disease for accrued benefits purposes is dismissed as the appellant did not file within one year of the Veteran's death.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a heart condition, GERD, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, insomnia, and bilateral hearing loss. The decision found no current diagnoses or in-service events that would support these claims.

The Board has determined that there was a pre-decisional duty to assist error in obtaining relevant private treatment records for the Veteran's claimed conditions and potential TERA participation. The case is being remanded to obtain these records and prepare a TERA memorandum.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were granted, and the effective dates are set to October 13, 2010.

The Veteran's appeal for a temporary total disability rating based on surgical treatment necessitating convalescence for his service-connected heart disability is dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for HHD with status post mitral valve repair, prior to July 13, 2021, is also dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's service connection claim for a heart condition, finding no evidence of onset during active duty or related to in-service injury. The decision also noted that presumptive service connection for hypertension is not warranted due to lack of manifestation within one year of separation.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for coronary artery disease was granted, with the effective date set at January 14, 2013. The earlier TDIU and DEA eligibility were also granted.

The Board has ordered a remand for the Veteran's claims of service connection for lung cancer, coronary artery disease, and diabetes. The Veteran contends that his conditions are related to exposure to jet fuel and gasoline during service aboard the USS Shangri La.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD alone rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation from December 22, 2022. The Board granted entitlement to a TDIU due to this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for a heart disability as secondary to service-connected type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, the issue of service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus on bases other than the PACT Act is remanded due to incomplete development.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's valvular heart disease and its relationship to his service-connected CAD.