Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease, including as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder, was granted in a September 2011 rating decision. The appeal is dismissed due to the grant of benefits.

The Veteran's claims are being remanded for further development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and VA outpatient treatment records.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including additional VA examinations and consideration of his service connection claims.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, major depression, PTSD, hypertension with CAD, chronic fatigue syndrome, and bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's conditions are found to be related to his military service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a heart disorder must be remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and Social Security Administration (SSA) records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied, and the petition to reopen his diabetes mellitus and leukemia claims was also denied. The Board found no evidence of herbicide exposure in service or any other basis for service connection.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to resolve the Veteran's claims, including VA terminal hospital records and SSA disability benefits records. The Veteran's service personnel records will also be reviewed to determine if he served in Vietnam during his active duty.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for myocardial infarction with coronary artery disease is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a new VA examination.

The Board has restored the Veteran's disability rating for coronary artery disease with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy from 60 percent to 10 percent, effective March 1, 2008. The reduction was improper due to an inadequate VA examination used as the basis for the reduction.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses is denied because his condition was not a continuing medical emergency and he could have been safely transferred to a VA facility.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration disability determination records.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining an examination and adjudicating new issues such as service connection for ischemic heart disease and whether new evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for hypertension. The TDIU issue remains pending.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a back disability. The case is remanded for further development regarding the Veteran's dental disability, coronary artery disease, COPD, and gall bladder disease.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various gastrointestinal and cardiovascular conditions, as well as a positional tremor. The issues were remanded by the Board in October 2009 to obtain VA examinations related to these claims. However, the Veteran failed to report for scheduled examinations multiple times, leading to their cancellation.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of all claims on appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disability, hypertension (claimed as ischemic heart disease), and diabetes type II. The decision found that hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by service, may not be presumed to have been incurred due to herbicide exposure, and new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim of diabetes type II.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's heart disability, specifically coronary artery disease (CAD), based on presumed exposure to herbicides during his service in Vietnam.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and their impact on his ability to work.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis, defective vision (myopic astigmatism), and heart disease. The appeals were not granted as new and material evidence was not submitted in support of these claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical examination and Social Security Administration records.