Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for depression and a heart disorder have been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded for further development and consideration by the Director of VA's Compensation Service.

The Board has determined that the remand was not fully complied with and thus requires another remand to obtain addendum opinions from a VA examiner regarding the Veteran's knee disability, its impact on his death-related conditions, and the relationship between his military service and his disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and atrial fibrillation as secondary to hypertension are granted. However, his claim for service connection for ischemic heart disease is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for verification of herbicide agent exposure and further medical examination.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for coronary artery disease, sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus have been reopened. After resolving all doubt in his favor, the Board finds that he has a current disability related to his service and grants service connection for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and lack of evidence regarding his in-service exposure to asbestos and herbicide agents.,Specifically, the Board requested an addendum VA opinion or examination to address whether the Veteran's BPH, cervical spine disorder, lumbar spine disorder, eye disorder, hypertension, and heart disorder are related to service.

The Board has determined that the VA's previous decisions on the Veteran's claims for a higher rating for coronary artery disease and TDIU prior to December 20, 2021 are not in compliance with the remand directives. As such, these issues have been returned to the AOJ for further development.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for service connection of a heart disorder, and the Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a heart disability and diabetes mellitus, type II (DM II), to include as secondary to herbicide exposure due to inadequate medical opinions based on an inaccurate factual premise regarding Agent Orange exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him so helpless as to be in need of regular aid and attendance of another person, leading to a denial of special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a heart disability and residuals of stroke as secondary to duodenal ulcer due to incomplete compliance with prior remand directives.

The Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease from September 6, 2011 to October 3, 2011 has been found to have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has granted service connection for ischemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus type II, finding that the Veteran was exposed to herbicides in Vietnam or Thailand during his active duty.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate examinations and missing medical records. The Veteran is required to provide additional information about his private treatment records, and VA will attempt to obtain them.

The Board denied a request to revise the February 2014 rating decision, which established service connection for cause of death and assigned an effective date of December 14, 1987. The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in assigning this effective date.

The Veteran meets the schedular criteria for award of a TDIU, and his service-connected disabilities preclude substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease are granted. The claim for a blood platelet/autoimmune condition is remanded.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as related to herbicide exposure in Thailand. Bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are denied due to lack of service connection evidence. Service connection for a heart condition, specifically an aneurysm, is remanded.

The Veteran's service connection claims for diabetes, bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, ischemic heart disease, and right eye melanoma are denied as the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions began during his active service or are otherwise related to any in-service injury or disease.