Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including right eye injury, bilateral foot plantar fasciitis, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, abnormal toenail growth, esophageal disorder, gastrointestinal disorder, type II diabetes mellitus, chloracne of the arm and neck, heart disease (to include coronary artery disease), and hypertension. The claims are remanded due to incomplete service records and need further review.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a disability incurred or aggravated in service, and there is no evidence of herbicide exposure. The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death, as well as service connection for a psychiatric disorder and cyanosis. The evidence did not support these claims.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and unverified stressor events. The Veteran is required to provide additional medical evidence from VA facilities, as well as unit records to support his exposure claims.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of diabetes mellitus, type II due to herbicide exposure is granted. The claims for heart disability and increased ratings for right knee disabilities are remanded.

The Veteran's back condition and tinnitus are not service-connected, but he was granted service connection for IHD and DMII as due to herbicide exposure.,His hearing loss is not rated compensably.

The Board dismissed all issues of increased evaluations and compensable ratings for various conditions as the Veteran withdrew his appeal due to receiving a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board finds that the criteria for an earlier effective date for the 100 percent disability rating have been met, based on the June 14, 2006 stress test results of 1.6 METS.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes, CAD, and Parkinson's disease has been remanded due to the need for additional evidence regarding herbicide agent exposure.

The Veteran's medical expenses at a non-VA hospital were denied because the services were not authorized by VA and there was no evidence of an emergency situation requiring immediate medical attention.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's notice of disagreement was timely filed and is now requesting a statement of the case for service connection claims.

The Veteran's osteoarthritis of the L5-S1 facet was granted service connection as it began during active duty. Service connection for high cholesterol, back disability (other than osteoarthritis), bilateral leg pain, arthritis of joints (bilateral legs), gout, left ear hearing loss, heart condition, hypertension, prostate disability, and depression were denied.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various musculoskeletal conditions, hearing loss, tinnitus, heart condition, Parkinson’s disease, and acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD, anxiety, depression) have all been denied as the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for ischemic heart disease and valvular heart disorder, finding that there is no evidence of ischemic heart disease and that diabetes mellitus did not cause or aggravate the valvular heart disorder.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to a service connected disability (TDIU).

The Board has decided to remand the heart disability claim due to a recent diagnosis of coronary artery disease, and requests an examination to determine if it is related to service or exposure to herbicides.

The Veteran's hypertension, coronary artery disease (CAD), prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, type II, bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and acquired psychiatric disorder were not found to be related to service or herbicide exposure.,Service connection was denied for all claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus, stroke blindness of the left eye, heart condition, artery and vein condition, hypertension, and Parkinson's disease, were denied as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation of these conditions.

The Board has denied service connection for migraines and remanded the claims of diabetes mellitus and hypertensive heart disease due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart condition, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current heart condition and his military service.