Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and CAD have been granted, with a rating of 50 percent for PTSD and 60 percent for CAD. The TDIU claim has also been granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current sleep apnea, heart disorder, flat feet, back disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, left hip disorder, and right hip disorder are not attributable to service. The claims for these conditions have been denied.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claim of service connection for a heart disorder, thus denying the reopening of this claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new VA examination to evaluate the current severity of his service-connected ischemic heart disease status post coronary artery bypass graft, and for consideration of TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining service personnel records and private heart surgery records. The right knee rating claim will be addressed with a new VA examination, while the heart disorder and stroke claims will require a VA examination to determine their etiology.

The Board has ordered additional VA examinations to determine the etiology of the Veteran's heart disorder and hypertension, both potentially related to in-service herbicide exposure. The claims are being remanded for these evaluations.

The Veteran's claim is being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records and a re-adjudication of his PTSD rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment prior to May 28, 2012.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for ischemic heart disease and finds that new and material evidence has been submitted. The Veteran is presumed to have been exposed to herbicides in Thailand, which allows him to be granted service connection for his condition.

The Veteran's cause of death is service connected due to his verified exposure to herbicides during active service, which presumptively grants him service connection for coronary artery disease as a contributory cause of death.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining outstanding VA medical records and scheduling a new VA examination.

The Board has ordered a remand to obtain private treatment records and provide the Veteran with an examination to determine if he has any cardiovascular disability, including ischemic heart disease, related to his active service. The appeal is currently in remand status.

The Veteran's spine disabilities, specifically degenerative joint disease of the thoracic and lumbar spine, are rated at 20 percent prior to July 9, 2009, and 40 percent beginning from that date. The Veteran also has right lower extremity radiculopathy as a neurological manifestation of his spine disability, which is separately rated at 10 percent prior to July 9, 2009, and 20 percent thereafter.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disability, headaches, and sleep apnea have been denied as secondary to Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome (VHL).,The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a mood disorder (claimed as depression) has also been denied as secondary to VHL.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for a respiratory disability and headaches were previously denied, but new evidence was submitted that raises the possibility of reopening these claims.

The Veteran's service-connected ischemic coronary artery disease has not improved to the point where a higher evaluation is warranted, and he does not meet the criteria for TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to lack of confirmation of the claimed in-service stressor. The claims for service connection for psychiatric disability other than PTSD and ischemic heart disease or coronary artery disease are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case for a Travel Board hearing due to scheduling issues and will be reconsidered after the hearing.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and a heart disorder, finding that the conditions did not manifest within one year of discharge from active duty and were not caused or aggravated by any aspect of active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for ischemic coronary artery disease was received on March 13, 2009. The effective date of the award is set to this date as it is later than when entitlement arose.

The Veteran's service connection claims for ischemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus, type II are granted based on exposure to herbicides during active duty.