Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to inadequate VA examinations and insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between his service-connected degenerative disc disease (DDD) and his claimed conditions. The Board finds that further examination and opinion are needed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions and duty-to-assist errors.,Specifically, the VA examiners did not provide sufficient rationale for their conclusions regarding the nature and etiology of the claimed conditions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a neck condition, pes planus of the right foot, and back condition. The appeal is remanded for further development regarding these issues.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for heart condition was also remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions were denied in previous rating decisions. The Board is remanding the case to determine if the Appellant received the month-of-death benefit and to conduct an accounting of any payment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of various conditions have been remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions. The Board found that a higher rating is warranted for bilateral hearing loss, but denied earlier effective dates for service connection of tinnitus and BHL.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease, mitral valve prolapse and valve replacement was granted on December 31, 2007. The Board found that an earlier effective date prior to December 31, 2007 is not warranted as the disability arose before this date.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal. The Board cannot issue a decision on the underlying claims at this time.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a lack of confirmation of exposure to herbicide agents on the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk, and requests that ship logbooks be obtained.

The Veteran's appeal for a disability rating in excess of 60 percent for atherosclerotic coronary artery disease was denied. The Veteran also received a grant of TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date prior to November 2, 2017, and higher ratings for his heart disability and bilateral knee disabilities have been denied. The Board found that the earliest possible effective date is November 2, 2017, when VA received the claim after final disallowance. For the knee disabilities, the evidence did not show limitation of flexion to less than 30 degrees or more exacerbations per year.

The Veteran's heart disability, including coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction, is granted as service-connected due to its manifestation within one year of separation from active duty.

The Veteran's travel to a non-emergency appointment at Integrated Medical Services on January 26, 2024, was pre-authorized by VA and he is rated as 100 percent disabled. The Board granted the claim for reimbursement of beneficiary travel expenses.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, as he is capable of sedentary or low impact physical work.

The Veteran's sleep apnea, hypertension, and heart condition are granted service connection. The claims for diabetes mellitus, type II (DM) and colon cancer are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected conditions do not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's septal nasal deformity, status-post septorhinoplasty, is granted as service-connected. The issues of traumatic brain injury residuals and obstructive sleep apnea are remanded for further examination and opinion. The heart condition and erectile dysfunction claims are also remanded due to their inextricably intertwined nature with the sleep apnea claim.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating and an earlier effective date for his service-connected coronary artery bypass graft and coronary artery disease is being remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD) is granted due to presumed exposure to Agent Orange. The claim for service connection for a neurological condition including Parkinson's disease and/or tremors is remanded as the VA has not obtained all relevant medical records.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for residuals of prostate cancer with voiding dysfunction and for continuance of SMC based on housebound criteria from January 1, 2022. The reduction to a 20 percent disability rating was proper as the appellant's prostate cancer was in remission.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and coronary artery disease as there is no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents or chronic conditions that would warrant presumptive service connection. The Board also found no direct service connection based on the lack of medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.