Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been denied. The Board found no current diagnoses of asthma, sinusitis, or allergic rhinitis related to service exposure. Service connection was granted for valvular heart disease with a staged rating from January 16, 2017. Increased ratings were denied for bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, hypertension, and back disability.

The Board has granted service connection for OSA, hypertension, cardiomyopathy and hypertensive heart disease with congestive heart failure, aortic aneurysm, and acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression and generalized anxiety disorder) due to the Veteran's in-service conditions.,Service connection is also granted for these conditions on a secondary basis to his service-connected hypertension.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for pulmonary vascular disease, arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease), erectile dysfunction, and a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for bronchitis due to outstanding VA treatment records and the need for further medical examinations.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including shoulder, elbow, neck, hip, left knee, right knee, left ankle, arm, leg, hand, sinusitis, heart, hypertension, stomach, cancer, foot, diabetes mellitus, brain injury, and seizure disability. The decision was based on the lack of competent evidence supporting these claims.,The Board also remanded service connection for a lumbar spine disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, respiratory disability, headache, earlier effective date for right ankle disability, and service connection for a disability of the hips.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for Ischemic Heart Disease is granted, but the issue of exposure to herbicide agents in service remains pending and will be remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and requests for additional information. The appellant is asked to provide details about her husband's heart disease and any in-service herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for ischemic heart disease associated with herbicide exposure and for cause of death, finding that timely notices of disagreement were not filed within the required timeframes.

The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for ischemic heart disease was denied from August 31, 2010 to October 22, 2013 and from January 1, 2014 to April 19, 2015. Since April 20, 2015, a higher rating for heart disease was also denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and medical opinions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The case is being remanded for further evaluation, including a medical opinion regarding the etiology of his heart disorders.

The Veteran's death was not due to a service-connected disability, and the Board is remanding for further action on his cause of death claim.

The appeal of the evaluation of service-connected coronary artery disease is dismissed. The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are denied.

The Veteran's hemorrhoid disability is granted as service-connected. The Board dismissed the appeals for earlier effective dates and remanded several issues related to his spine, knees, hearing loss, sleep apnea, coronary artery disease, hypertension, varicocele, and epididymitis.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical records and for further examination. The Veteran's heart disorder is being considered based on new evidence, exposure to herbicide agents, and service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as a result of service-connected disabilities, including peripheral neuropathy and coronary artery disease. The Board finds that the evidence shows the Veteran's service-connected conditions render him unemployable.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an earlier effective date than March 1, 2007, for the grant of dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) benefits based on the cause of the Veteran's death. The decision stated that the effective date was set to the first day of the month in which the Veteran died due to a covered herbicide disease.

The Board dismissed the appeals for right ear hearing loss and coronary artery disease status post myocardial infarction, stents, and bypass surgery with history of congestive heart failure due to the death of the appellant.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection of ischemic heart disease as it was granted in a prior decision. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated at 10 percent from June 12, 2017, and denied any rating higher than that. Diabetes mellitus remains rated at 20 percent. A TDIU claim has been raised.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease, post-traumatic stress disorder, and diabetes mellitus, are causing some impact on his ability to work. However, the VA examinations did not consider the combined effect of these conditions. A new examination is needed to determine if the Veteran’s service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including ischemic heart disease, hypertension, kidney disease, diabetes mellitus type II, erectile dysfunction, and skin disability (chloracne), due to exposure to herbicide agents. The remand requires additional development, including obtaining VA medical opinions and verifying the Veteran's exposure in Guam.