Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board has remanded several claims for service connection, including those for bilateral shoulder disability and left knee disability. The heart disability claim is also being remanded.

The Board has granted an effective date of February 4, 2008 for the grant of service connection for ischemic heart disease. The decision is based on medical evidence indicating that the condition first manifested on this date.

The Board has granted service connection for coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus, Type II on a presumptive basis due to herbicide exposure during active service in Thailand.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to May 19, 2011 due to service-connected disabilities. The evidence showed that the Veteran was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his back and heart conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's hypertension, which was present during his honorable period of service from March 1, 1974 to March 2, 1979, contributed substantially or materially to death and caused or aggravated his fatal heart and lung diseases.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of pneumonia, weakened immune system, staph infections, and heart condition, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's heart condition, and a new VA examination is needed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The right hip disability, shin splints of the left leg, and shin splints of the right leg are not considered service-connected. An initial compensable rating was also denied for trauma-induced onychauxis with onychomycosis of the left great toe.

The Veteran's coronary artery disease is rated at 100 percent disabling since November 12, 2001. The Board grants a 100 percent rating for the entire appeal period and SMC based on housebound rate from December 5, 2012. TDIU is dismissed as moot due to the grant of a 100 percent rating for coronary artery disease.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, which is claimed to be secondary to his heart condition, has been denied. The Board found that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between the Veteran’s sleep apnea and his heart condition. Additionally, the Veteran was granted TDIU benefits due to his service-connected heart condition.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for coronary artery disease, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus type II was denied. The Veteran's PTSD with dysthymia received an initial disability rating of 70 percent.

The Veteran's tinnitus has been granted service connection. The Board found that the evidence was at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran’s current tinnitus is related to noise exposure during his active military service.,For the right knee and heart disabilities, the Board found insufficient evidence to determine their relationship to service and remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for schizophrenia and PTSD has been withdrawn.,Service connection for ischemic heart disease and Parkinson's Disease is granted based on herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of heart disease, hypertension, and prostate cancer are being remanded due to the need for additional development regarding in-service asbestos exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and CAD, render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU based on this finding.

The appellant is not eligible for retroactive compensation benefits as she is the adult niece of the Veteran and not an executor of his estate.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for CAD is remanded, and the appeal for an effective date prior to April 23, 2012 for service connection for CAD remains pending.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient reasoning and factual findings regarding service connection for a gastrointestinal disability on a secondary basis, determination of heart disability prior to April 27, 2010, and effective date for TDIU.

The Veteran's death was caused by service-connected conditions, including PTSD, PAD, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities. The Board granted service connection for these conditions on this basis.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected conditions were denied. The claim for tinnitus was reopened, but not granted as new and material evidence had not been received. Increased evaluations for CAD, diabetic nephropathy with hypertension, and PTSD were also denied.