Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded for further examination and medical opinion to address the functional effects of his service-connected disabilities on his employability.

The Veteran's service connection claims for diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease are granted due to exposure to herbicides during his military service in Thailand. However, bladder cancer is not considered related to herbicide exposure or service.

The Veteran's service connection claim for ischemic heart disease, status post coronary artery bypass graft is granted with an initial rating of 30 percent effective November 30, 2011. The other issues are not addressed as the appeal was not about service connection.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for ischemic heart disease is being remanded due to the need for verification of herbicide exposure and an opinion on the etiology of his condition.

The Board has decided that further evidence is needed to determine if the Veteran's heart disorder, including myocardial infarction, can be presumed due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam. The case is being remanded for additional development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as there was no evidence showing that his claimed conditions were related to his military service or the service-connected gunshot wound disability.

The Board found that the Veteran did not have actual exposure to herbicides in service, and thus denied his claims for service connection for the cause of death due to arteriosclerotic heart disease and coronary artery disease, as well as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, and hyperthyroidism.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations. The appeal will be remanded to the AOJ.

The Board found no evidence of a heart disability during service and denied the claim as not related to active duty.

The Veteran's scars associated with his coronary artery bypass grafting are painful and sensitive, resulting in a rating of 20 percent effective August 31, 2011.

The Board found that the Veteran's current heart disability is less likely as not caused by or a result of his active duty service. The evidence does not show that hypertension manifested within one year of separation from service, and there are no in-service findings related to eye disabilities. As such, the claims for these conditions were denied.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a private medical facility in July 2011 are granted as the criteria for reimbursement under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1728 have been met.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development due to the need to obtain medical records from his incarceration period and clarify the status of certain medical records.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for a VA examination to determine if he has current diagnoses of hairy or B cell leukemias (claimed as anemia) and ischemic heart disease (claimed as atrioventricular block).

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a medical review of the Veteran's cause of death and whether any service-connected conditions contributed to his death. The appellant is seeking service connection for the cause of her husband's death, which was attributed to heart disease.

The Board found that the Veteran's cardiac arrhythmia with CAD was not incurred in or related to his active service and denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and providing an opinion on whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities aggravated his cardiovascular disease.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome has been reopened and granted. Service connection is also established for ischemic heart disease, which was diagnosed during active duty.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for high glucose, coagulopathy (claimed as excessive bleeding), bilateral hearing loss, and ischemic heart disease status post coronary artery bypass have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection on any of these issues.

The Veteran's ischemic heart disease, including coronary artery disease, is presumed to have been incurred in service due to herbicide exposure during his Vietnam-era service.