Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Veteran is found to be unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities, which prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for ischemic heart disease is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Veteran is found to be unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities, with the highest combined disability rating of 70%.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed disabilities are not related to service, including as due to herbicide exposure. Service connection is denied for all issues.

The Board has found that the Veteran's ischemic heart disease and Parkinson's disease are related to his exposure to herbicides during active military service, and thus service connection is granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an effective date prior to September 29, 2002, for the grant of service connection for coronary artery disease. The decision stated that the earliest allowable effective date was September 29, 2002.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a cardiac disability, including ischemic heart disease, is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development of records.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, leading to the denial of his claim for total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's heart disorder is secondary to his service-connected anxiety disorder and has granted service connection for this condition. The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II may be presumed due to herbicide exposure, but there was no evidence of such exposure in service. Service connection for a skin disorder is not addressed as it was remanded.

The Board found no evidence of a pre-existing heart condition and concluded that the Veteran's current heart disorder is not related to his active service.

The Board has granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD effective April 15, 2011. The Veteran's claim was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence regarding his hypertension.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for another VA examination and medical opinion regarding his ability to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as a result of his service-connected coronary artery disease.

The Veteran's AML is found to be service-connected due to exposure to benzene in service. Service connection for myelodysplastic disease, heart disease, and ulcerative colitis is also granted.

The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding service connection for heart disease, to include CAD, MI, and atrial fibrillation. The Veteran's claims of increased rating for seizure disorder and earlier effective date are also being addressed.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death before a decision could be made on the issues of service connection for various conditions and a rating for a left knee disability.

The Veteran's hypertensive heart disease has been rated at 60 percent since April 8, 2004. The current rating is appropriate given the level of left ventricular ejection fraction and workload.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied across multiple conditions, including prostatitis, memory loss, refractive errors of the eye, wrist condition, sinus bradycardia, hypercholesterolemia, ischemic heart disease, PTSD, sleep apnea, left elbow scar, pseudofolliculitis barbae, right hand middle finger acquired deformity, bilateral peripheral retinal degeneration with dysfunctional tear syndrome and vitreous floaters, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction. The claims were denied as there was no competent evidence of a service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, to include as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus and ischemic heart disease, is being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions. The case will be reviewed again after obtaining additional evidence.

The Veteran's ischemic heart disease was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor may it be presumed to have been due to herbicide exposure.

The Board found that none of the service-connected disabilities caused or contributed substantially to the Veteran's death. The medical evidence did not support a link between Agent Orange exposure and the cause of death.