Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Veteran's ischemic heart disease with coronary artery disease was granted a 60 percent rating from February 16, 2010 to February 2, 2013.

The Board has determined that an effective date prior to October 7, 2013, for the Veteran's TDIU is not warranted due to his withdrawal of the claim and the finality of the June 2012 RO decision denying a TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for higher initial ratings for bilateral pes planus, PTSD, and coronary artery disease have been granted. An effective date of November 24, 2008 has also been established.

The Board has granted a 20 percent disability rating for the service-connected right knee disability, effective from the date of the decision. The Veteran's hypertension and coronary artery disease are also found to be related to his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's ischemic heart disease is granted as service connected due to herbicide exposure during his Vietnam Era service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his request for a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.

The Veteran's death was not caused by his own willful misconduct, and at the time of his death he had service-connected disabilities that were continuously rated totally disabling for less than 10 years prior to his death. Therefore, the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 are not met.

The Board has granted service connection for DM and PTSD, as well as for low back disability. The Veteran's other claims are pending further development.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to scheduling issues for a BVA videoconference hearing. The claims of service connection, effective date determinations, and special monthly compensation are all pending.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and records.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, along with other disabilities, precludes him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and a heart condition, to include as secondary to hypertension, have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not establish a current disability or link between service and these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development and readjudication, including obtaining records from SSA, VA treatment records, and opinions regarding exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding the issues of entitlement to a higher initial disability rating for coronary artery disease and an earlier effective date for the condition.

The Board finds that the Veteran's heart disability is etiologically related to his active duty service and grants service connection for a heart disability. The acquired psychiatric disability to include PTSD, claimed as depression and anxiety, is also found to be related to service, including as secondary to the heart disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than May 5, 2009 for the grant of service connection for ischemic heart disease, status post myocardial infarction and CABG. The decision found that no formal or informal claims were filed prior to May 5, 2009.

The Veteran's heart disability, including paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, has been reopened. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and concussion is denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service. Service connection for a chronic headache disability is also denied.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and a heart disability (atrial fibrillation) as secondary to herbicide exposure, service-connected disabilities, and hypertension.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disability is not service-connected, and his claims for heart disorder, increased rating for diabetes mellitus, and TDIU have been withdrawn. The appeal is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a heart disability and diabetes mellitus, finding that there was no evidence of herbicide exposure in Thailand and thus no basis to grant presumptive service connection. The Board also found insufficient evidence linking these disabilities to service.