The Veteran's ossicles of the left foot 5th metatarsal and ischemic heart disease (claimed as coronary artery disease) have been granted service connection. The ossicles are attributed to a line-of-duty injury during ACDUTRA, while the ischemic heart disease is presumed based on exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's ossicles of the left foot 5th metatarsal resulted from an injury sustained during ACDUTRA. For the ischemic heart disease claim, service connection was granted based on presumptive exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- ossicles of the left foot 5th metatarsal, ischemic heart disease (claimed as coronary artery disease)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- September 30, 2011
- Citation
- 1136861
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and ischemic heart disease (claimed as coronary artery disease) on a presumptive basis due to herbicide exposure during the Veteran's service in Thailand.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated VA and private medical records related to the Veteran's ischemic heart disease.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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