The Board has added the issue of entitlement to service connection for ischemic heart disease, claimed as secondary to exposure to chemical agents, to the current appeal due to its inextricably intertwined nature with the appellant's claim for hyperlipidemia. The case is REMANDED for issuance of a statement of the case on this issue and obtaining additional treatment records related to the Veteran's ischemic heart disease prior to his death.
The deciding factor: The Court found that the issue of entitlement to service connection for ischemic heart disease was inextricably intertwined with the appellant's claim for hyperlipidemia, necessitating remand for further development and consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- ischemic heart disease, hyperlipidemia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2016
- Citation
- 1600440
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart condition, including ischemic heart disease. The evidence did not support a finding of a current disability related to service.
- Granted
The Veteran's ischemic heart disease is granted as presumptively related to his service in the Gulf War, specifically aboard the USS Chanticleer and USS Mataco.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, ischemic heart disease, right lower extremity peripheral artery disease, left lower extremity peripheral artery disease, and hypertension as the evidence did not establish an in-service event or exposure to herbicide agents.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a heart disability prior to his death is granted as he was entitled to accrued benefits due to the September 1994 claim, which included ischemic heart disease, a covered herbicide disease.
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