Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral plantar fascitis, a hairline foot fracture, coronary artery disease, hypertension, and carpal tunnel syndrome. The RO is instructed to obtain all outstanding treatment records and schedule the Veteran for VA examinations to determine the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and ischemic heart disease, as the character of your discharge from August 8, 1969 to February 13, 1976 was upgraded to General Under Honorable Conditions by the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR).

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death prior to a final decision. The claims are now moot.

The Board denied service connection for coronary artery disease and prostate cancer as there was no evidence of herbicide exposure in the Veteran's service records, and the diseases were not shown to be related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral eye condition is denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disability is denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart disability as secondary to a service-connected disability (COPD) is denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted.

The Veteran's service connection claims for coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus type II due to herbicide exposure are granted.

The Board has decided to remand several claims due to the submission of new evidence by the appellant in April 2018. The claims include service connection for heart disease and stroke residuals, special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance or housebound status, total disability rating based on individual unemployability, entitlement to cause of death benefits, DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318, and spousal SMC.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for heart disability, including sick sinus syndrome, atrial fibrillation and flutter, pacemaker insertion, diastolic heart failure, and pericarditis. The evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether these conditions are related to service.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence, and requests for additional records from SSA and VA.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for hypertension has been dismissed.,The Veteran's claim for an increased disability evaluation in excess of 70 percent for PTSD is denied.,Service connection for ischemic heart disease and a respiratory disorder are both denied.,The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the issue of service connection for hypertension.

The claims for service connection have been reopened, and the Veteran's tinnitus has been granted. The remaining issues of service connection are remanded due to lack of a VA examination.

The Veteran's hypertension, CAD, and CABG residual surgical scars are not entitled to an effective date earlier than the dates assigned.,An initial rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension is denied.,An initial rating in excess of 10 percent prior to April 29, 2010, and a rating in excess of 10 percent from August 1, 2010, for CAD is denied.,An initial compensable rating for CABG residual surgical scars is denied.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's heart disability does not meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU, but his symptoms may have increased in severity. The case is remanded to determine if he should be assigned a higher rating and whether he qualifies for an extraschedular TDIU.

The Board has decided that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a chronic respiratory disability, asbestosis. The cardiovascular disability claim is remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's initial claim for a higher evaluation for coronary artery disease was denied as his condition did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent prior to June 13, 2013.

The Veteran's petition to reopen the claim for service connection for a heart disorder was denied. The evidence received since the May 2013 rating decision is not new and material.,Service connection for a respiratory condition and hypertension were denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to active service.

The Veteran is granted an initial disability rating of 60 percent for coronary artery disease from December 21, 2005, to March 1, 2006.,The Veteran's claim for a higher initial disability rating for the period from March 2, 2006, to August 24, 2008, is denied.,The Veteran's claim for a higher initial disability rating for the period from August 25, 2008, to October 14, 2013, from February 1, 2014, to May 24, 2017, and from September 1, 2017, to May 17, 2018, is denied.,The Veteran's claim for a higher initial disability rating for the period from August 10, 2015, to October 25, 2015, is granted.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, post-phlebitic syndrome (left leg), kidney disability, skin cancer, and an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for coronary artery disease. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical records and a medical opinion regarding the Veteran's claims.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives, specifically regarding the identification of when any change in degree of impairment first occurred for the Veteran's heart disease.