Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for a heart disability, finding no prior claim or communication indicating intent to apply for benefits related to this condition.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disability, bilateral knee disabilities, and an acquired psychiatric disability. The case is remanded to obtain updated VA treatment records, provide notice regarding personal assault claims, and schedule the Veteran with a VA examination to assess her claimed disabilities.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to incomplete records and inadequate medical opinions.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a TDIU rating from November 12, 2009. For the period prior to August 1, 2013, his duodenal ulcer was rated at 10 percent.

The Veteran's service-connected ischemic heart disease and PTSD have prevented him from finding and maintaining gainful employment since September 1, 2013. The Board granted a TDIU effective from that date.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and coronary artery disease as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's heart disability, claimed as ischemic heart disease, is not related to service and denied this claim. The Board also remanded the issues of service connection for left knee and right knee disabilities due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for residuals of a left arm gunshot wound and residuals of rheumatic fever due to incomplete development. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions, which may be related to his active-duty service or secondary to PTSD.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus as secondary to bilateral hearing loss, valvular heart disease and right AV block (to include as secondary to service-connected hypertension), bronchial asthma, and TDIU due to inadequate VA opinions.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and ischemic heart disease due to herbicide exposure, as well as peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower and upper extremities and left eye retinopathy. The Board found no evidence of herbicide agent exposure in Thailand and thus could not establish presumptive service connection.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to failure to ensure substantial compliance with prior remand instructions regarding heart disease and coronary artery disease.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for adenocarcinoma, PTSD, hypertension, and bilateral hearing loss. The effective date for service connection for ischemic heart disease (coronary artery disease) remains denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart disability, finding that there is not nearly equal but clearly against him in terms of his pre-existing condition worsening during military service.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, heart disability (to include coronary artery disease and hypertension), kidney disability, residuals of a stroke, memory loss, and blackouts and/or seizures all claimed as due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's service connection claim for coronary artery disease due to presumed herbicide exposure in Thailand is granted.

The Board has remanded several claims, including service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, COPD, sleep apnea, a heart condition, and retinal artery occlusion of the right eye. The remand requires additional medical opinions to address whether these conditions are related to in-service brain injuries or other service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for the service-connected coronary artery disease (CAD) and a compensable disability rating for scars status post coronary artery bypass graft associated with CAD.

The Veteran's tinnitus, type II diabetes mellitus, and coronary artery disease are all granted service connection as due to herbicide agent exposure during his military service at Takhli RTAFB in Thailand.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are granted. However, his claim for valvular heart disease must be remanded as there is insufficient evidence to determine if it was aggravated by hypertension during service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease and type II diabetes mellitus, both claimed to be due to herbicide exposure, have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show the Veteran served in Vietnam or Thailand during his military service, thus precluding a finding of presumed exposure to herbicides. As such, service connection is denied for these conditions. Additionally, the Veteran's claim for TDIU was also denied as there was no credible evidence showing he could not secure and follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.