Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, heart disorder, and GERD due to inadequate opinions in previous VA examinations. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions based on in-service cold weather injuries.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection on all claims due to a full grant of benefits in January and May 2023 rating decisions.

The Veteran's claim for chronic bronchitis cough was granted. The left wrist disability, acquired psychiatric disabilities (anxiety, insomnia, short-term memory loss and lack of concentration, social adjustment disorder with anger issues), bilateral pes planus, bilateral plantar fasciitis, vitamin D deficiency, hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and skin disability (shingles) were denied. The Veteran's upper respiratory infection(s) other than chronic bronchitis was not addressed in the decision.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and ischemic heart disease.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of June 7, 2019 for the grant of service connection for coronary artery disease (claimed as ischemic heart disease) is denied. The Board grants a January 30, 2017 effective date based on presumptive exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease is remanded due to a discrepancy in the Toxic Exposure Risk Activity (TERA) findings. The AOJ needs to properly develop and assess whether the Veteran had any TERA during his period of service, including exposure to herbicides during his time in Korea.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and ischemic heart disease.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD) was granted with an effective date of February 18, 2009. The condition is presumed to be due to exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral eye condition and an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, while remanding multiple other claims related to various disabilities.

The claims of service connection for DMII, a heart disability, Erdheim-Chester disease, Barrett's esophagus, epistaxis, squamous cell carcinoma, left foot disability, right foot disability, bone cancer, and myeloma are being remanded due to the need for additional evidence.,Service connection is also being remanded for diabetes mellitus, type II (DMII), a heart disability, Erdheim-Chester disease, Barrett's esophagus, epistaxis, squamous cell carcinoma, left foot disability, right foot disability, bone cancer, and myeloma.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were granted with effective dates of June 26, 2014. The conditions include arteriosclerotic heart disease (CAD) with acute, subacute, or old myocardial infarction and coronary artery bypass graft, DMII, diabetic peripheral neuropathy in the right lower extremity, femoral nerve, diabetic peripheral neuropathy in the left lower extremity, femoral nerve, diabetic peripheral neuropathy in the right upper extremity, radial nerve, and diabetic peripheral neuropathy in the left upper extremity, radial nerve. These conditions are associated with herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD) is granted, effective August 10, 2022, based on exposure to herbicides in Guam during the Vietnam era as per the PACT Act.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal regarding the heart condition claim, and as a result, the Board dismissed the case.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart condition and a cerebral vascular accident due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining outstanding medical records and providing an appropriate VA medical addendum opinion.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal. The Board cannot issue a decision on the above-captioned claims at this time.

The Board has granted service connection for a heart disability, including coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy, and implanted automatic heart defibrillator. The decision finds that the Veteran's current heart disability was caused by his in-service hyperlipidemia and hypercalcemia, in conjunction with his service-connected hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for ischemic heart disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, finding that there was no evidence of herbicide exposure during active duty or any other in-service event that could have caused the conditions.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, heart disorder, kidney disease, nephropathy, right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation of these conditions.

Service connection for hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol) is denied.,The claim of service connection for CAD has been expanded to include a readjudication due to new and relevant evidence. Service connection for CAD is granted as the Veteran's current diagnosis includes coronary artery disease.

The Board has granted service connection for Pseudofolliculitis Barbae, Congestive Heart Failure with AICD, valvular heart disease, heart block, and cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, and Pulmonary Hypertension. The Veteran's conditions are presumed to be related to his service-connected asthma/restrictive airway disease.