Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and ischemic heart disease, finding that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his military service at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. The presumption of service connection based on such exposure is applied.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation from December 19, 2017, to November 14, 2018. The Board granted a TDIU for this period.

The Board has remanded the cases due to outstanding private treatment records from Dr. W.H.B.

The Board denied service connection for a heart disability, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's service and his current heart condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and consideration of his exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim of service connection for coronary artery disease and remanded the issue due to new evidence received since the last final denial.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for headaches, a heart condition (including hypertension), a bilateral condition, a left ankle disability, and a right ankle disability due to incomplete records from the VA Medical Center in Long Beach, California prior to 1997.

The Board has granted service connection for congestive heart failure and coronary artery disease with ventricular arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, and cardiomyopathy as secondary to medications used to treat his service-connected conditions (chronic urticaria and multiple joints). The evidence is approximately balanced on whether the Veteran's current heart disabilities are proximately due to or the result of these medications.

The Board has granted service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The Veteran's secondary claims for pneumonia, coronary artery disease, end stage renal disease, residuals of a bone marrow transplant, immune deficiency disorder, and chronic infections are remanded as the VA is required to obtain medical opinions regarding their relationship to his service-connected non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is dismissed as his service-connected disabilities, including a 100% rating for heart disease, render him unable to work. The appeal on the matter must be dismissed.

The Veteran's coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, and kidney disability were not incurred in service or related to any in-service injury.,The cause of the Veteran's death was attributed to his coronary artery disease.

The Board has found that there has not been substantial compliance with the prior Board decision's remand directives and has ordered further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion from a VA examiner to determine the nature and cause of the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, heart conditions, and peripheral artery disease.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for further development regarding the Veteran's ability to work due to his service-connected disabilities, particularly ischemic heart disease.

The Veteran's CAD is rated at 100% effective from November 18, 2019. His acquired psychiatric disorder remains at a 70% rating.

The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for left ankle, right ankle, heart, and neck disabilities due to inadequate opinions in previous VA examinations. The Veteran's lay statements regarding the onset and persistence of his symptoms are considered.

The Board denied service connection for heart disease and hypertension, finding no evidence of such conditions in service or within one year post-service. The Veteran's current conditions were not related to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for hypertension and ischemic heart disease as a result of VA prescribed medications, finding that there was no evidence showing additional disability or worsening due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault by VA medical personnel.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart disability as secondary to his service-connected psychiatric disability, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to his service-connected psychiatric condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to an error in docketing his appeal under the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA). The Veteran must now file a Statement of the Case and submit a VA Form 9 if he wishes to continue with his appeals.

The Board has determined that the VA medical opinions provided do not meet the appropriate standard for secondary aggravation, and thus the claims must be remanded for further development.