Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if the Veteran has a heart disability related to service. The initial rating claim for PTSD will also be addressed.

The Board found that the Veteran's heart disease did not begin during service and is not related to any in-service injury or exposure. As such, service connection for coronary artery disease was denied.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed and the appeal must be remanded for further development, including scheduling VA examinations and obtaining medical records.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD) was denied as there was no prior claim or intent to claim service connection before August 8, 2005.

The Veteran is unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, and peripheral neuritis. The Board has granted a TDIU for the period prior to March 13, 2013.

The Board found that the Veteran's heart disability (mitral valve prolapse) and eye disability are not related to service, and therefore denied both claims.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including chronic focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis with proteinuria, anemia, renal osteodystrophy associated with hypertension, coronary artery disease associated with hypertension, hypertension, erectile dysfunction associated with hypertension, preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen the claims for hypertension, heart condition, and right foot disability. The Veteran's current conditions are not related to his service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the stomach condition claim prior to a decision being made. The Board also found that there was no current respiratory condition and thus did not find service connection for this issue.

The Veteran's accrued benefits, including the aid and attendance allowance due to his sister for his care, are granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unemployable, and the Board grants a TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, and residuals of multiple cerebrovascular accidents, finding that these conditions were not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for abrasions on the right side of his body and ischemic heart disease have been denied as there is no current diagnosis or evidence linking these conditions to his military service. The claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD remains denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining private medical evidence and VA treatment records. The issue of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is to be reconsidered.

The Board found that the Veteran did not have a heart disability or PTSD during service and denied both claims. The cause of death was determined to be ischemic cardiomyopathy due to coronary artery disease, which is not service-connected.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of coronary artery disease and ischemic heart disease is being remanded due to the need for clarification on when the disability arose.

The Veteran's cause of death was due to ischemic heart disease, which is now presumed service-connected based on herbicide exposure. The effective date for DIC benefits has been set at August 31, 2010.

The Board has vacated the previous decision and is granting service connection for hypertension and heart disease as secondary to PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for a video hearing due to the Veteran's failure to report for his scheduled personal hearing.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension began during military service and is therefore granted as service-connected.