Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development regarding his heart condition and service connection.

The Board has remanded the claims for a higher rating for coronary artery disease and TDIU/SMC prior to April 9, 2019 due to incomplete records and need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not result in functional impairment sufficient to prevent substantially gainful employment prior to July 7, 2017.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for service connection for cause of death, finding that the Veteran's coronary artery disease was an underlying cause of his death and at least as likely as not related to his active military service. The decision is based on the presumption of herbicide exposure during service at Takhli AFB in Thailand.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development regarding possible exposure to herbicide agents during service, specifically from March through May 1969. The Veteran's claims for gout with arthritis and ischemic heart disease are being reviewed again due to previous denials.

The Veteran's claim for higher ratings for his scars associated with ischemic heart disease and coronary artery bypass surgery is denied as the evidence does not support a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease and valvular heart disease was granted with an effective date of July 17, 2014. The Board found that the earlier effective date of November 7, 2002, as requested by the Veteran, could not be established due to lack of a timely claim within one year of separation from service.

The Board has decided to remand the veteran's claims for PTSD and heart disability as new evidence was added to the file since the last Statement of the Case.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents while serving at Don Muang RTAFB and if his duties placed him near the base perimeter. The appellant asserts exposure to herbicides, which may trigger a presumption of service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease due to herbicide exposure is remanded as the Board cannot determine if he was exposed while aboard military vessels within 12 nautical miles of Vietnam or in waters outlined by law. The case will be returned for further investigation and an examination to determine the relationship between his condition and exposure.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded due to the inextricability of his increased rating claims for service-connected conditions. The VA will consider both issues together as they may affect each other.

The Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease did not prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to January 14, 2019. Since then, he has been granted a 100 percent rating for his condition, making the issue of TDIU moot.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus and hypertension, due to herbicide exposure. Additional development is required to determine if the Veteran served in Vietnam and to obtain medical records.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from March 1, 2013 until December 1, 2015 due to his service-connected coronary artery disease.

The Board has denied service connection for binary lipid disease and heart disability, including CAD. The claims are being remanded due to conflicting medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents and the cause of his ischemic heart disease.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the Veteran's bilateral shoulder disability and respiratory disability. The claims of service connection for these conditions are not granted.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development regarding service connection for hip disability and heart disability, as VA medical opinions did not address these claims.

The Veteran's tension headaches, heart disabilities, left knee and ankle disabilities, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and sinus disability are being remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence and need for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion on heart condition, herbicide exposure in Korea, and secondary service connection.