Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2024

The Veteran's ischemic heart disease is granted as service connected due to exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Korea.

The Veteran's heart disability, prostate cancer, and type II diabetes mellitus are granted as service-connected due to presumed exposure to herbicides during his service in Thailand.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to further evidentiary development being necessary, including obtaining new medical opinions and records.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for ischemic heart disease and verification of herbicide exposure during service. The Veteran's claims will be reviewed again with additional development.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent effective June 7, 2022. He is granted TDIU and SMC beginning December 26, 2017.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to procedural issues, and service connection for coronary artery disease is not addressed as a separate issue.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus was denied. Service connection was granted for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and ischemic heart disease due to exposure to herbicide agents during active military service at Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base.

The Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, urinary incontinence, and ischemic heart disease are granted. The Veteran is also granted a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease, bradycardia, diabetes mellitus, and bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy did not preclude him from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a heart disability, including coronary artery disease, ischemic heart disease, and heart valve abnormalities identified on echocardiogram, to include as due to herbicide agent exposure and as secondary to his service-connected PTSD, is dismissed because the Veteran died before the Board could make a decision.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss, diabetes mellitus type 2, and coronary artery disease have been granted on a presumptive basis due to exposure to herbicide agents during his military service in Guam. The initial compensable rating claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The appeal of the issue of entitlement to service connection for a sleep condition is dismissed.,Service connection for tinnitus is granted.

The Veteran's initial disability rating for IHD from May 21, 2007 to November 15, 2010 was granted at a 30 percent level. The increased rating claim from November 15, 2010 to April 6, 2016 was denied.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including onychomycosis, hypertension, bleeding ulcers, amblyopia (left eye injury), diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea, and heart disorder. The remand includes obtaining VA treatment records from VistA Imaging, preparing a TERA memorandum for Camp Lejeune service, and obtaining medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination in cardiac medicine, as the previous opinion did not meet the Board's prior remand directives.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is denied as not related to service.,The Veteran's gallbladder condition is denied as not related to service.,The Veteran's heart condition, diagnosed as congestive heart failure, is granted as related to in-service asbestos exposure.

The Board is remanding two issues: service connection for a kidney disability and whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for heart condition. The Veteran must be provided with a Statement of the Case regarding these matters.

The Board denied service connection for psychiatric, lower back, CAD, hypertension, right leg, and left leg conditions due to lack of evidence of a current disability or a link between the claimed conditions and service.

The Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease is presumed to have been incurred in service due to herbicide exposure in Thailand, and the appeal for this condition has been granted.

The Veteran's hearing loss and IHD have been rated based on the severity of their current conditions, with no higher ratings granted.,The Veteran's hearing loss has not met the criteria for a compensable rating prior to October 22, 2015, and an increased rating in excess of 10 percent from October 22, 2015 to January 15, 2023, and a noncompensable rating from January 16, 2023.,The Veteran's IHD has not met the criteria for an increased rating in excess of 30 percent prior to April 12, 2022.