Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and will require a VA examination to determine if any acquired psychiatric disorder is related to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of a heart condition, gallbladder condition, and right wrist condition due to insufficient evidence of current disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.,Individual Unemployability (TDIU) is also being remanded as it is intertwined with other issues on appeal.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and outstanding records. The Veteran's lupus and heart disorder are being evaluated again by an examiner.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient VA opinions addressing his exposure to hazardous chemicals and herbicide agents during service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, hypertension, and peripheral vascular disease have been reopened due to new evidence. The Board has determined that these conditions are related to his in-service stress and granted the claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, and the effective date of his award has been set at July 21, 2009. The claim for an earlier effective date was dismissed.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and treatment records, requiring further development including obtaining outstanding private treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's service connection claims for headaches, left ankle strain, right ankle strain, left knee degenerative arthritis, and right knee degenerative arthritis have been granted. The claim for unstable angina and arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease) has been denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for Parkinson's disease, hypertension, and a heart disability due to unresolved issues regarding in-service exposure. The cause of death claim is also remanded as it is intertwined with these service connection claims.

The Veteran's DMII and hypertension were granted service connection due to in-service herbicide agent exposure.,Her glaucoma, sleep apnea, lung condition (including COPD and asthma), GERD, breast cancer, IBS, endocrinopathy, hypothyroidism, tinnitus, blood clots, heart condition, and bilateral hearing loss were all remanded for further development due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hyperplasia of the prostate, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease is granted. Service connection for PTSD is also granted with a maximum disability rating of 100%. The TDIU claim is dismissed as moot due to the grant of a total schedular rating for PTSD. The heart disorder claim is remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 100 percent, and he has additional service-connected disabilities independently ratable at 60 percent or more. Therefore, the Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate.

The Board has remanded the cases of the Veteran's service connection claims for CAD and hypertension due to inadequate opinions regarding whether these conditions are caused or aggravated by his service-connected depressive disorder.

The Veteran's initial claim for service connection for cardiomegaly was granted, but the current appeal is about whether a higher rating should be assigned. The Board found that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for a higher than 30 percent rating for his cardiomegaly as of November 14, 2021.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disorder and diabetes mellitus, finding no evidence of herbicide exposure during service that would support presumptive service connection.

The Board has remanded several claims, including service connection for COPD, heart conditions, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, anemia, gallstones, and glaucoma. The Veteran's exposure to asbestos during service as a boiler technician is conceded.

The Board has granted earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for diabetes mellitus and ischemic heart disease. The issues of an increased rating for ischemic heart disease and TDIU are remanded to allow for appropriate development.

The Veteran's service connection claims for ischemic heart disease and hypertension have been granted. The IHD claim is based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents, while the hypertension claim is under the recently enacted PACT Act.,Both conditions are associated with presumed exposure to herbicide agents during active duty in or near the Korean DMZ.

The Veteran's heart disability associated with herbicide exposure is now rated at 60 percent, effective November 29, 2022. The thrombosis (claimed as stroke) remains at a 10 percent rating.