Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to November 5, 2014, for the award of service connection for valvular heart disease with congestive heart failure. The decision found that there was no correspondence prior to this date indicating intent to apply for benefits related to these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for the cause of death due to ischemic heart disease, finding sufficient evidence to raise a reasonable doubt about both exposure to herbicide agents and causation.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for DM2, ischemic heart disease, and prostate cancer due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to obtain a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's cardiorespiratory failure, coronary artery disease, pulmonary hypertension, and end stage renal disease are related to service. The AOJ is instructed to obtain such an opinion.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death is not related to his service, and therefore denied entitlement to service connection for cause of death.

The appeal for service connection for Ischemic Heart Disease is dismissed. Effective dates are granted for service connection and SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ, as well as for lower abdomen surgical scars.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted under the PACT Act due to presumed herbicide exposure. Hearing loss of the left ear and hypertension are both granted as presumptive conditions related to service in Vietnam. Service connection for a gastrointestinal disability (IBS) and ischemic heart disease are denied, with no current evidence linking these conditions to service or confirmed herbicide exposure. Erectile dysfunction is also denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, coronary artery disease, and hypertension due to herbicide exposure is granted.,Service connection for kidney disorder, left lower extremity, left upper extremity, right lower extremity, and right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, as well as hypertension prior to August 10, 2022, are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's hypertension, peptic ulcers (gastric ulcers), prostate cancer, and valvular heart disease were not granted service connection as they are not related to his military service.,Service connection for peptic ulcers was denied because the evidence did not show a chronic condition in service or within one year of separation.

The Veteran's service-connected CAD, acute myocardial infarction, CHF with CABG status PCI is granted a temporary total rating of 100% from December 23, 2023 to March 23, 2024. The remaining issues related to PVD, cervical spine disability, and lumbar spine disability are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error, specifically regarding verification of exposure to herbicide agents and asbestos during service. The Veteran's cause of death is listed as coronary artery disease, presumed to be related to exposure to herbicides.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for tinnitus is denied as the disability is already rated at its maximum.,Service connection for heart disability, left foot disability, right foot disability, lower back disability, gallbladder disability, left knee disability, left hip disability, and lower left leg disability are remanded due to errors in VA's pre-decisional duty to assist.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease was granted with an effective date of October 7, 2019. The decision is based on the presumption of herbicide exposure in Thailand under the PACT Act.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to a failure to consider certain medical evidence in determining the effective date and severity of service connection for coronary artery disease.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a heart disorder, including CAD, as there is no probative evidence supporting that the claimed disabilities were caused by VA treatment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to errors in the pre-decisional duty to assist and incomplete records. The Veteran is presumed exposed to toxic substances during his Southwest Asia theater of operations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a thick heart disability, COPD, and right ear hearing loss have been dismissed due to untimely filing of the VA Form 10182.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error regarding service connection for cause of death. The Veteran's cause of death was coronary artery disease, with hypertension as a leading cause. VA needs to obtain a medical opinion assessing whether it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's principal or any contributory causes of death were incurred in active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU effective date prior to September 20, 2017, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.