Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion and a lack of Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record (ILER). The Veteran's heart condition is being reviewed for potential service connection based on toxic exposure risk activity.

The Board has remanded the cases for further examination and opinion due to potential applicability of the PACT Act, which requires VA to provide a medical examination and secure a nexus opinion if there is evidence of toxic exposure during service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease was granted with an effective date of September 24, 2013. The decision is based on the receipt of relevant military personnel records that confirmed his exposure to herbicide agents during active duty in the Gulf War.

The Board has granted service connection for coronary artery disease, Parkinson's disease, and diabetes mellitus on a basis other than the PACT Act due to herbicide agent exposure during service in Thailand.

The Veteran's service connection claims for a heart condition, residuals of basal cell carcinoma, residuals of melanoma, and sterility are being remanded due to the need for new medical opinions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings for various conditions, including hypertension, hyperlipidemia, cardiac heart condition, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, diabetic renal dysfunction, diabetic retinopathy, and erectile dysfunction, were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension or service connection for hyperlipidemia.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to a failure to provide adequate duty-to-assist findings regarding deck logs and command history of the USS Valley Forge. The claims are related to herbicide agent exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for liver cancer but denied service connection for ischemic heart disease (IHD). The Veteran's liver cancer is considered metastatic from his primary lung cancer, which was already service-connected. However, there is no evidence of IHD during or within one year after the Veteran's separation from service.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates related to service connection for various conditions have been denied. The Board found no other formal claims prior to the currently assigned effective dates that would entitle the Veteran to earlier effective dates.,The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss was remanded due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of his claimed condition.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as secondary to service-connected psoriasis. The issues of prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, and a heart condition are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral foot conditions, a heart condition, and restless leg syndrome due to further development being necessary. The claims will be reconsidered with additional evidence and medical opinions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unemployable for the entire appeal period, and a TDIU award was granted. The issues of increased ratings for adenocarcinoma of the prostate, an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for erectile dysfunction, and a rating in excess of 50 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder are dismissed as moot.

The appeal to reopen the claim for service connection for residuals of a right ankle injury is granted. The appeal as to entitlement to service connection for melanoma is denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus type II, and Parkinson's disease due to exposure at Fort McClellan (FTMC) during active duty. The claim for secondary service connection for schizoaffective disorder is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the other claims.

The Board has granted service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease on a presumptive basis as the Veteran was diagnosed with this condition during his active duty and later in life.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for PTSD, CAD, diabetes, and bilateral lower extremity neuropathy due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors. The Veteran's presence in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos is unclear, and VA failed to conduct necessary research into his claimed exposure.

The Veteran withdrew all appeals related to the claims of service connection for diabetes, heart condition, high blood pressure (hypertension), left knee condition, and right knee condition. As a result, the appeal is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a duty to assist error and new evidence submitted by the Veteran. The issues include psychiatric disabilities, heart disability, residuals of head and face injury, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), chronic stomach disability, diabetes mellitus type II, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy, prostate cancer, and sleep disorder.

The Board denied service connection for heart and right foot disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support a link to active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for ischemic heart disease, finding that there was no evidence of herbicide exposure near the DMZ and insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between the current condition and service.