Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for ischemic heart disease, status post coronary artery bypass graft and left pyelonephritis from the date of claim in April 2010. The Veteran's claim for service connection for scars due to service-connected disability is remanded.

The Veteran's coronary artery disease, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since October 1, 2011. A total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted from that date.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unemployable, and the Board has granted a TDIU based on this finding.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for coronary artery disease (CAD) prior to May 31, 2012 was denied as the condition did not meet the criteria for higher ratings due to insufficient symptoms.,For the period from May 31, 2012 onwards, the Veteran's CAD claim was also denied as his condition did not warrant a rating in excess of 60 percent based on METS test results and LVEF levels.

The Veteran's claim to reopen service connection for valvular heart disease is granted. The case is remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of METs testing in the Veteran's VA examinations, and requests that he provide medical records from his providers.

The Board has remanded the case to the Director of Compensation Service for consideration of a TDIU on an extraschedular basis, including evidence of severe headaches and dizziness related to sinusitis with headaches. The Veteran's attorney submitted medical records and lay statements supporting these claims.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims for service connection, including those for coronary artery disease, skin cancer, sleep disorder, nerve condition of bilateral hand, dry cracking skin of bilateral hand, and restless leg syndrome. The issues have been remanded due to insufficient evidence or need for further examination.

The Veteran's petitions to reopen claims of service connection for various conditions were denied as new and material evidence was not received. The appeals are dismissed.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's residuals of a right atrial mass requiring surgery (heart disability) and remanded the issue of entitlement to a temporary total disability rating based on the need for convalescence following heart surgery.

The Board has remanded the cases due to a request for substitution of claimant by the surviving spouse. The decision is pending further action regarding eligibility and status as a substituted party.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board has decided to remand the issues of entitlement to service connection for breathing disability (now characterized as sleep apnea), heart disability, hypertension, and liver disability due to outstanding VA treatment records that may contain relevant diagnoses.

The Veteran's cause of death was not due to or related to his active service, and the Board denied entitlement to service connection for the cause of death.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease claims are remanded for further examination and clarification.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and effective date determination due to new evidence added by VA, as well as issues regarding his thoracolumbar spine condition(s), left shoulder condition(s), bilateral hand condition(s), and heart condition(s).

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for coronary artery disease has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal. Service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities was granted.

The Veteran's daughter is denied accrued benefits and a month-of-death payment as she did not provide evidence of unreimbursed expenses related to her father's last sickness or burial.

The Veteran's coronary artery disease is currently rated at 60 percent from June 1, 2015. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating during this period.

The Board dismissed the appeals as the Veteran died before a decision could be made.

The Board has granted an initial rating of 30 percent for coronary artery disease prior to March 26, 2009 and a 100 percent rating from September 16, 2016. The claim for hypertension is remanded due to inadequate medical opinion.