Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease and coronary artery bypass graft residuals rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment from August 31, 2011, to May 23, 2016. The Board granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis for this period.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee condition and heart condition are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a retrospective medical opinion regarding the severity and manifestations of the Veteran's service-connected atherosclerotic heart disease status-post coronary bypass surgery. The issues of increased rating and TDIU are also being remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction was denied as there is no evidence of an earlier claim or intent to file a claim, and the effective date cannot be established before August 7, 2017.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for eczema of the bilateral lower extremities was denied, and his claim for TDIU prior to May 21, 2019, was also denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection and secondary service connection for diabetes mellitus type II (DM II) due to coronary artery disease (CAD). The June 2022 VA medical opinion is inadequate, as it does not address the in-service blood sugar finding of 142.2 mg/dl or provide a rationale regarding whether CAD causes or aggravates DM II.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, meeting the criteria for a TDIU.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension, sleep apnea, heart disability (secondary to hypertension), nausea (secondary to hypertension), dizziness (secondary to hypertension), and headaches (secondary to hypertension) due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their onset in service.

The Board has granted the claim for service connection for cause of death, finding that the Veteran died from ischemic heart disease in the form of myocardial infarction, which is presumptively related to herbicide agent exposure. The decision resolves reasonable doubt in favor of the appellant.

The Board has denied service connection for a heart condition and hypertension, finding that the evidence does not support a link to active service.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inability to contact the Veteran for a VA examination, which was required by the May 2021 Board Remand.

The Veteran's combined effects of his service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's heart disability, stroke, and acquired psychiatric disorder. The issues of service connection are being addressed due to new evidence that reopened these claims.

The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for a heart condition, to include chest pain, due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether PTSD causes or aggravates CAD. The Veteran's heart condition is being remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has denied service connection for atrial flutter (a heart arrhythmia) and dismissed the issues of service connection for lower back pain and a left shoulder tear. The appellant's atrial flutter was not incurred during his period of active duty or inactive duty training, and there is no evidence of an acute myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest, or cerebrovascular accident occurring during any period of INACDUTRA service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and non-VA medical records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disability and mitral valve prolapse, finding that there was no evidence of chronic disease in service or otherwise related to service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's heart disorder was aggravated by his service-connected PTSD and/or sleep apnea. The VA will need to obtain new medical opinions addressing these issues.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board finds that additional development is needed to determine if these conditions are related to her service or a service-connected condition.