Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 60% for ischemic heart disease was denied from February 9, 2007 to February 20, 2008. The claim for a rating in excess of 30% was denied from February 21, 2008 to August 31, 2009. Finally, the claim for a rating in excess of 60% was denied from November 1, 2009 to May 15, 2011.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's heart disability, including ventricular tachycardia. The examiner should consider the lay statements of record and provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not related to military service, particularly herbicide exposure in the Republic of Vietnam.

The Board has denied service connection for an eye disability and residuals of frostbite (left hand). The Veteran's left thumb condition and low back condition are remanded for further examination. Service connection for a heart condition is also remanded.

The Veteran's initial rating for ischemic heart disease (coronary artery disease) was denied, but a 100% rating was granted for three months following his myocardial infarction.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including hiatal hernia with GERD, coronary artery disease, PTSD, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantial gainful employment. The Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for ischemic heart disease due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents, finding no current diagnosis of IHD and insufficient evidence to support presumptive service connection.

The Veteran's claim for heart disease was granted. Claims for stomach condition, prostate cancer, and bilateral upper/lower extremity peripheral neuropathy were remanded. Migraine headaches and cold injury residuals to both feet were denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unemployable during the period from August 31, 2010 to February 27, 2013. The Board denied his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) in this decision.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and his claim for TDIU is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for ischemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus are being remanded due to missing military personnel records from his active duty period. The AOJ is instructed to attempt to obtain these records, notify the Veteran if they cannot be obtained, and then readjudicate the cases.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions. The appeal is not about service connection at all, as it pertains to issues related to disability ratings and cause of death.

The Veteran's service connection claim for ischemic heart disease is granted due to exposure to herbicide agents in Thailand during the Vietnam War.

The Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for ischemic heart disease, coronary artery disease, and status post myocardial infarction was denied. The VA determined that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on his METs level and echocardiogram results.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for his service-connected coronary artery disease and right leg varicose veins were denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for CAD or 20 percent for right leg varicose veins.

The Veteran's cardiovascular condition, diagnosed as coronary artery disease and old myocardial infarction, is granted due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's appeals for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, heart disorder, neck disability, back disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to procedural issues and the need for further development of his service records.

The Veteran died of hypoxic respiratory failure due to being an immunocompromised patient as a result of multiple debilitations and medical problems. The Board found that the service-connected disabilities did not play a contributory or causative role in his death, nor were they the principal cause of death.

The Board denied service connection for a heart disability, finding no current disability and thus unable to establish service connection.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for coronary artery disease with myocardial infarction, and the appeal is dismissed as there was no case or controversy.

The appeal regarding tinnitus is dismissed. The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to his service-connected ischemic heart disease.