Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a cardiovascular disability, to include ischemic heart disease due to herbicide exposure is being remanded as additional medical records are needed and an examination may be required.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's ischemic heart disease is presumed to be service connected due to exposure to herbicides during his period of active duty, and thus grants entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's pleural plaques are found to be at least as likely as not related to asbestos exposure during service. The Veteran is also granted SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board found that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, Type 2 and ischemic heart disease (coronary artery disease) are not related to his military service. The evidence did not support a finding of herbicide exposure or any other basis for presumptive service connection.

The Veteran's need for the regular aid and attendance of another person was established due to his service-connected disabilities, including cerebrovascular accident, left hemiplegia, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, glaucoma, and coronary artery disease. The Board granted SMC based on this need.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and reconsideration of the earlier effective date claim for coronary artery disease and type II diabetes mellitus, as well as the initial rating issue for a heart disability.

The Veteran does not have ischemic heart disease for VA purposes and the claim is denied.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for lupus has been reopened, but the issue remains pending as new and material evidence has not yet been received.,Service connection for Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (heart disability) is still under consideration.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions and verifying herbicide exposure. The Veteran is seeking service connection for coronary artery disease, prostate cancer, and erectile dysfunction, all potentially related to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of ischemic heart disease due to herbicide exposure was denied. The Board found that the Veteran does not carry a diagnosis of heart disease and thus, there is no current disability to establish service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional medical opinions regarding his heart disability and diabetes mellitus claims. The VA will provide the necessary examinations to determine if these conditions are related to service or service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's ischemic heart disease is presumed to be related to exposure to herbicide agents, including Agent Orange, during service in Vietnam.

The Veteran was granted service connection for ischemic heart disease due to herbicide exposure in a June 2011 rating decision. The effective date is set at the earliest date of claim, March 21, 2011.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current heart disability and denied service connection for this condition. The appeal is limited to bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to obtain records related to his coronary artery disease during the period from March 28, 2002 to February 4, 2011.

The Veteran's ischemic heart disease was not manifested by a workload of 7 METs or less, or cardiac hypertrophy or dilatation prior to April 11, 2005. The condition was not treated with an automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (AICD). Therefore, the initial rating higher than 10 percent for ischemic heart disease is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, penile disability (including erectile dysfunction and Peyronie's disease), ischemic heart disease, peripheral neuropathy of both upper and lower extremities were denied as there was no evidence to support a nexus between the disabilities and his military service.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals on all issues, indicating that the September 2016 rating decision granting him a 100% disability evaluation satisfied his appeal.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for heart disease, which he claims is due to herbicide exposure during his time in Thailand. The Board has ordered additional development related to this claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development due to the need for updated VA examination records and consideration of his current condition.