Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for additional development due to pre-decisional failures of the duty to assist, including an inadequate VA examination addressing PTSD and its impact on employment, as well as a heart disability claim that did not adequately address whether the Veteran's heart palpitations constituted a heart disability.

The Board granted service connection for non-obstructive coronary artery disease as due to herbicide exposure and for congestive heart failure, valvular heart disease, and persistent atrial fibrillation as secondary to service-connected hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for unspecified arthritis other than of the lumbar spine, bilateral hearing loss, and a heart disability as there was no evidence to support a relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for coronary artery disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease, chronic upper respiratory infection, and residuals of shingles but granted service connection for a chronic right knee disability.

The appeal for service connection for cirrhosis of liver, coronary artery disease (CAD), and gout was dismissed due to a concurrent election error.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his service-connected asbestos exposure causing pleural calcifications contributed to his death.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for COPD, sleep apnea, left hand numbness, right hand numbness, type II diabetes, left foot numbness, right foot numbness, a right knee condition, a left hip condition, a right hip condition, and coronary artery disease.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for coronary artery disease and OSA as secondary to PTSD or hypertension due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for hypersensitivity pneumonitis and denied increased ratings for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertensive vascular disease, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes mellitus, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes mellitus, and coronary artery disease. However, the Board granted an increased rating of 40 percent for both left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes mellitus and granted total disability based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities effective March 15, 2021.

The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for service-connected hypertension and denied service connection for sleep apnea, while remanding several other claims including those for various disabilities related to the Veteran's low back, cervical spine, knees, gastrointestinal system, heart, fibromyalgia, PTSD, and hearing loss.

The Board dismissed the appeals for increased ratings due to non-compliance with claims processing rules, but granted TDIU based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including diabetes mellitus, lung disability, bilateral foot disability, stomach disability (GERD), colon disability, prostate disability, foot rash, heart disability, and hypertension.

The Board vacates its July 5, 2019 decision in its entirety and remands the service connection claims for arthritis and a heart disorder.

The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer and ischemic heart disease (IHD) based on presumptive exposure to herbicide agents during the Veteran's active service at Don Muang Royal Thai Air Force Base and Udorn RTAFB.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and granted service connection for tinnitus. The other claims related to chronic urinary tract infections, diverticulitis, heart disease, and sleep apnea were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for ischemic heart disease and hypertension, both presumed to have resulted from the Veteran's conceded herbicide agent exposure during active service in the Republic of Vietnam.

The appeal for service connection for hypertensive heart disease was withdrawn by the appellant before a decision could be made.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for arteriosclerotic heart disease and Dependents' Educational Assistance but denied increased ratings for the heart condition and depressive disorder.

The Board denied service connection for a heart disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease, and the Veteran's current disabilities were not shown to be related to his active service.

The Board granted service connection for a heart disability, to include coronary artery disease (CAD), due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during the Veteran's active military service in Vietnam.