Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for coronary artery disease, status post myocardial infarction was denied. The Veteran's appeal for a compensable disability rating for shell fragment wound, left upper arm is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, headaches, a psychiatric disorder (depressive disorder), fatigue and feeling winded and/or out of breath, sinusitis, left eye disability, and right eye disability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities result in loss of use of both lower extremities, qualifying him for specially adapted housing and SMC based on the need for aid and attendance.,However, his appeal regarding financial assistance for automobile and adaptive equipment or for adaptive equipment only is remanded to obtain updated VA treatment records and a VA examination.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a heart disability is denied, and his claims for increased ratings are all denied. The Board finds no evidence to support the Veteran's assertions of in-service exposure to herbicides or other incidents that would warrant presumptive service connection.

The Veteran's hearing acuity is not shown to be worse than Level I in either ear, warranting a 0 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss.,CAD was not shown to have been manifested by a workload of seven METs or less, with evidence of cardiac hypertrophy or dilatation on EKG, echocardiogram (ECG), or X-ray; left ventricular dysfunction with an ejection fraction of 50 percent or less is also not shown. Therefore, the Veteran's CAD does not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Veteran's service connection claim for coronary artery disease, claimed as chest pain, is granted due to presumed exposure to Agent Orange during his service in the Republic of Vietnam.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bladder cancer, coronary artery disease, emphysema, sleep apnea, and vascular diseases in the upper and lower extremities are remanded due to incomplete VA treatment records and need for further medical opinions.

The Veteran's service connection claim for cancer of the bladder is granted due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents. The claims for GERD and a heart disorder (claimed as ischemic heart disease) are denied, with no rating assigned. The PTSD claim remains pending.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder is granted service connection. The issues of residuals of adrenal gland surgery and amyloidosis, hypertension, kidney failure, and heart disability are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for a higher evaluation for his service-connected coronary artery disease (CAD) is denied as the evidence does not support that he has had more than one episode of acute congestive heart failure in the past year, or workload of greater than 3 METs but not greater than 5 METs which results in dyspnea, fatigue, angina, dizziness, or syncope, or; left ventricular dysfunction with an ejection fraction of less than 30 percent to 50 percent.

The Board has dismissed all appeals regarding the Veteran's claims for service connection and ratings, as well as his request for a TDIU due to the death of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, and prostate cancer are granted due to presumed exposure to herbicides during his active duty in Thailand. The Board found sufficient credible evidence of the Veteran's exposure to herbicides while stationed at Udorn RTAFB.

The Veteran's request to withdraw his claim for peripheral vestibular disorder was granted. The claims of bilateral hearing loss and valvular heart disorder (claimed as ischemic heart disease) were reopened due to the submission of new evidence, but service connection was not established. Service connection for anxiety and panic disorder was denied.

The Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease with quadruple bypass surgery is granted a 100 percent rating effective from March 15, 2007, through July 26, 2007.

The Veteran's hypertension and heart condition are granted as service connected.,The Veteran's lung condition, specifically sarcoidosis, is also granted as service connected.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disability, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between his current condition and his active duty service or any service-connected disabilities. The Board also found that the Veteran’s heart murmur noted at separation was not related to his current arrhythmia.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, and coronary artery disease due to inadequate development of evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disability, including hypertension and hypertensive heart disease, due to herbicide exposure or secondary to diabetes mellitus and/or PTSD. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in service or related to any service-connected disabilities.

The Board has denied an increased rating for coronary artery disease and has remanded the issue of entitlement to TDIU on an extraschedular basis.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have precluded him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation since September 8, 2006. The Board granted TDIU as of September 8, 2006.