Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Veteran's heart disability was granted a 100% rating from January 28, 2016 to August 13, 2018.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. The effective date remains pending as it is remanded.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for CAD is denied as there is no legal authority to assign such a date, and CUE has not been raised.,The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for angioedema due to allergic reaction to medication remains remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for hearing loss was denied because he failed to appear for a scheduled VA examination. The TDIU claim was also denied as the evidence did not show that his service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a heart disability, sleep apnea, and psychiatric disability due to lack of compliance with previous instructions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for higher levels of special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(o) and 38 C.F.R. § 3.350(f)(3), finding that he did not meet the criteria for these rates based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has dismissed the appeal of the issue of service connection for kidney cancer. The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted from October 20, 2014. The issues of service connection for bladder cancer, hand tremors, lumbar spine disability, coronary artery disease, and left ear hearing loss are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for coronary artery disease and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and treatment records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus Type II, finding that an inadequate VA examination was used to deny these claims. The Veteran is to be provided with a new VA examination to determine if his conditions are related to his military service, specifically exposure to chemical agents.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for ischemic heart disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, and left lower extremity neuropathy as there was no evidence of in-service injury or disease, including exposure to herbicide agents. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet his burden to establish a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for ischemic heart disease and the cause of death due to a lack of VA treatment records from November 2006 to December 2009. A new medical opinion is needed regarding whether service-connected diabetes mellitus substantially or materially contributed to the Veteran's cause of death, if chronic atrial fibrillation was caused by service (including exposure to herbicide agents), and if hypertension was caused by service (including exposure to herbicide agents).

The Board has granted service connection for a pulmonary disability, but dismissed the issue of service connection for a heart disability due to lack of timely appeal.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes, heart disability, skin disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are remanded due to the need for further development regarding exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for coronary artery disease is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lung, heart, neuropathology of the feet, and neuropathology of the neck conditions. The decision is based on a lack of current diagnoses or evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's cause of death, ischemic heart disease, is presumed to be due to herbicide exposure sustained in service at Udorn RTAFB. The Board granted the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are now pending. The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to support the reopening of his claims for PTSD and sleep apnea, but not for sarcoidosis, IHD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, DDD of the lumbar spine, or PTSD.

The Board has remanded several claims, including service connection for ischemic heart disease, residuals of a stroke, lung cancer, and esophageal cancer. The DIC claim is also remanded due to the appellant's interest in her husband’s Vietnam exposure.

The Veteran is granted higher levels of SMC based on anatomical loss of both feet, need for aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities other than bilateral knee amputation, and additional disabilities rated at 50 percent or more. The highest level of SMC awarded is SMC-N.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, ischemic heart disease (IHD), and diabetes mellitus type II (DMII) based on exposure to herbicide agents. The appeals were not granted as there was no in-service diagnosis or evidence of a nexus between the conditions and military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and referral of the TDIU claim for consideration under 38 C.F.R. §4.16(b).