Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Veteran's coronary artery disease (CAD) needs to be re-evaluated due to increased symptoms since the last VA examination in March 2015. A new VA examination is required.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, tension headaches, cervical spine IVDS with DDD, LUE radiculopathy, RUE radiculopathy, and sleep disorder has been granted. The effective date of service connection is set at June 19, 2013. A rating of 50 percent for tension headaches is also granted.

The Board has remanded the claims for ischemic heart disease, residuals of appendix removal, and acquired psychiatric disability due to insufficient evidence regarding current diagnoses.

The Veteran's claims have been remanded due to the need for additional development and examination, particularly regarding his service connection requests. The issues include service connection for various disabilities including hepatitis C, heart, kidney, lung, back, and psychiatric disorders.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2 and a heart disability due to new evidence received in August 2017. The Veteran served in Thailand but asserts he was also in Vietnam as part of his duties.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for ischemic heart disease, including congestive heart failure and valvular heart disease, based on herbicide exposure is dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to renal failure and hyperkalemia, attributing it to post-operative coronary bypass and aneurysm repair. The claim was not reopened as new and material evidence did not relate the death to any disease or injury in service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on all issues except diabetes mellitus type II is remanded. The Board will seek to obtain private treatment records and VA examination reports.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder and an initial rating higher than 20 percent for right rotator cuff tear with degenerative arthritis. The heart disability appeal was denied as there is no evidence to support its onset during or related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection has been reopened, and the Board finds new and material evidence to support his claims. However, further development is needed due to unresolved issues related to exposure in Vietnam and other medical conditions.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and providing an opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's cardiac disability. The issues are inextricably intertwined with the retroactive benefit issue.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and depressive disorders, is related to his service in Vietnam. The Board finds that the probative evidence of record is at least in equipoise on the factors of service incurrence and nexus, and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to unclear diagnoses of heart disorders and a need for further medical opinion regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease and diabetes mellitus due to herbicide exposure has been remanded. The Board found that new evidence supports reopening the claims, but further verification of the Veteran's alleged exposures is needed.

The Board denied retroactive VA compensation benefits for ischemic heart disease as the Veteran did not have a diagnosis of IHD at any time during or in proximity to the appeal period.

The Board has granted service connection for ischemic heart disease due to exposure to herbicide agents, as the evidence does not rebut the presumption of service connection provided under 38 U.S.C. § 1116.

The Board has remanded several claims due to the need for additional development, including obtaining audiometric test results and determining whether the Veteran was exposed to herbicides during service.,The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD) is also being remanded for further examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to his exposure to Agent Orange while serving on the U.S.S. Lynde McCormick, as it needs to determine if he served in the Republic of Vietnam.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new evidence received, but did not make a final determination on whether service connection is granted.