Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease and cervical radiculopathy due to inadequate medical opinions regarding causation and aggravation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease as due to herbicide agent exposure, finding that there was no evidence of in-service herbicide exposure and insufficient evidence to establish a relationship between the condition and service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating for various conditions, including back condition, sinus condition, hearing loss, tinnitus, coronary artery disease, Parkinson's disease with right upper extremity weakness, and PTSD. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and ischemic heart disease is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence. The Veteran needs a VA examination for his claimed bilateral hearing loss disability, and any outstanding flight manifests should be obtained.

The Board has denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for hypertensive cardiomyopathy and coronary artery disease, left ankle disability, and cerebrovascular disease. The claims are currently rated based on their current manifestations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient examination reports and lack of private treatment records. The Veteran is not entitled to service connection for dyslipidemia as it is a laboratory finding, not a disability. Other issues are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for diabetes mellitus due to exposure to chemicals during service in Greece. The Veteran must be scheduled for an examination by an appropriate clinician to determine if his current diabetes is related to his service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for ischemic heart disease, coronary atherosclerosis, and diabetes mellitus type II are granted. The claim for chronic diastolic heart failure is remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (coronary artery disease and type II diabetes mellitus) are not of such severity that he is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, so his TDIU claim has been denied.

The Veteran is unable to maintain substantially gainful employment due to service-connected disabilities of PTSD, CAD, and tinnitus. The Board finds that the criteria for a TDIU have been met.

The Board has decided to remand the case for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's heart disorder existed prior to service, if it underwent a permanent increase in severity during service, and if it is related to service or a congenital defect.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded due to the addition of new VA treatment records. The matter will be reconsidered by the RO.

The Veteran's coronary artery disease is related to the service-connected hypertension, and his high cholesterol does not qualify as a disability for VA purposes. His tinnitus was present for more than one year after separation from service and is not linked to service. The GERD diagnosed in 2000 is not related to service.

The Veteran's heart disability, lung cancer, and small cell lung cancer are all being remanded for further development. The Appellant is seeking earlier effective dates for service connection and SMC.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted. The Board has remanded the cases for bilateral hearing loss, heart disability (including atrial fibrillation), hypertension, and skin disability.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating prior to August 22, 2016 for bilateral hearing loss and denied his claim for a compensable rating in excess of 10 percent prior to May 30, 2019 and a rating in excess of 60 percent thereafter for coronary artery disease.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but has remanded the issue of service connection for coronary artery disease due to insufficient development.

The Veteran's service connection claim for COPD has been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. The Board is remanding this issue for further development.,Service connection for IHD was denied as there is no evidence that it began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted TDIU benefits. The need for SMC based on aid and attendance is also granted.

The Board has remanded the case for a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's fatal endocarditis was caused by his presumed Agent Orange exposure and if he had ischemic heart disease, which is associated with Agent Orange exposure.