Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is remanded due to a potential referral theory of entitlement, which involves the unforeseeable events leading to his heart failure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to May 11, 2020, for a grant of service connection for coronary artery disease. The earliest claim was filed on that date.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were granted with an effective date of June 4, 2019. The Board found that the effective date should be prior to June 4, 2019, based on the correction of his military records.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for valvular heart disease with hemorrhagic/hypovolemic shock, as a result of VA hospitalization or treatment, has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of March 23, 2022 for the grant of service connection for coronary artery disease. The Veteran's initial claim was denied in July 2019 and became final due to lack of timely disagreement or supplemental claim. A new claim was submitted on March 23, 2022, which was considered complete within one year.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error and an inconsistent examination report, requiring further evaluation of the Veteran's service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were granted, with the effective date not specified.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, hypertension, a heart condition, and muscle weakness (claimed as strokes and stroke residuals). The case is remanded to determine the nature and etiology of bilateral hearing loss.

The Board dismissed all appeals related to the veteran's claims for various ratings and effective dates due to his death.

The Veteran's valvular heart disease is remanded due to the PACT Act, and a VA examination is needed to determine its relationship to his service-connected TERA participation. The examiner must also assess whether the Veteran had a heart murmur at the time of his separation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection on multiple conditions are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and consideration of relevant evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease, residuals of prostate cancer, and hypothyroidism due to exposure to herbicides during the Veteran's military service. The conditions are on the presumptive disease list for exposure to herbicides under VA regulations.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms result in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, but not total occupational and social impairment. A 70 percent rating is granted for PTSD.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claim of service connection for a heart condition due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and coronary heart disease, finding that there is no evidence of herbicide exposure in Okinawa and insufficient evidence to establish a relationship between these conditions and service.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and ischemic heart disease are granted as service connected due to exposure to herbicide agents during his service at Don Muang Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand.

The Board has granted service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with depressed mood, finding that the current condition is proximately due or aggravated by his service-connected condition.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II and coronary artery disease are granted as presumptively related to herbicide agent exposure in Vietnam. The heart disability is also presumed due to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, and various diabetic neuropathies, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU effective December 18, 2019.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his neck and back conditions, diabetes, coronary artery disease, and diabetic neuropathy, render him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.