Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a lack of a formal line of duty investigation report, which is necessary to determine if the veteran's conditions are related to military service. The VA must obtain this document or make a finding that it does not exist.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including type II diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, pseudophakia, and hypertension, have rendered him unable to maintain regular, substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and experience.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Heart Condition as they are moot due to a grant of service connection under the AMA framework.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient development and lack of a VA examination addressing secondary service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to incomplete documentation and unclear bases of the denials. The AOJ must obtain relevant documents, including communication records between the Veteran and VA.

The Board has remanded multiple service connection claims for various disabilities, including heart disability, prostate disability, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, stroke, back disability, bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, kidney disease, left knee disability, liver disease, neck disability, radiculopathy, right and left lower extremities, skin disability with trophic changes, and tinnitus. The claims are remanded due to the need for updated medical records and VA examinations.

The Veteran's CAD with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, status post coronary artery bypass graft with stent placement, is granted at the maximum rating of 100% for the entire period on appeal.,Service connection for left lower extremity peripheral vascular occlusive disease is granted due to reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has awarded an initial 60 percent rating for surgical residuals of a coarctation of the aorta from January 21, 2017 to June 20, 2017. The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypercholesterolemia was denied. The matter of entitlement to a rating in excess of 30 percent prior to January 21, 2017 for surgical residuals of a coarctation of the aorta is remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and insufficient medical opinions regarding the appellant's heart disability. The AOJ is instructed to obtain additional relevant records, including private treatment records, and seek an updated medical opinion on the etiology and pathophysiology of the appellant's heart disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to November 15, 2022 due to his service-connected disabilities as they did not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of ischemic heart disease has been dismissed due to his death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to proceed with the case as he passed away during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examinations and missing service treatment records. The Veteran is required to undergo a new VA examination and additional development to obtain any available STRs.

The Veteran is granted additional dependency compensation for his helpless child J.H. from July 30, 2003 to November 1, 2003 due to a service-connected heart disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a lack of medical opinion regarding the etiology and relationship between his current conditions and military service. The issues include lower back condition, right sciatica, left sciatica, and coronary artery disease secondary to PTSD.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee disability, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and MDD), angina pectoris, diabetes mellitus, type II, and CAD. The reasons include lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, a bone disability, ischemic heart disease, and transient ischemic attacks due to lack of evidence supporting exposure to herbicide agents during active duty.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to unresolved issues regarding in-service stressors, medical opinions needed, and verification of certain conditions. The appeals are now pending again with the VA.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his ischemic heart disease and COPD and his military service or exposure to herbicides.

The Veteran's TDIU for service-connected bronchitis from December 29, 2012 to March 14, 2021 is granted. SMC housebound benefits are also granted during the same period.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for heart and lung disabilities, as well as peripheral vascular disease of the bilateral lower extremities. The decision also denied entitlement to erectile dysfunction secondary to a service-connected disability.,Service connection was not granted for any of the conditions due to lack of evidence showing exposure to herbicides or asbestos during service.