The Board has determined that the reduction in rating for ischemic heart disease from 30 percent to 10 percent, effective April 1, 2014, was proper. The appeal is denied. However, the Veteran's entitlement to an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for ischemic heart disease from April 1, 2014 is remanded due to a need for additional evidence and examination.
The deciding factor: The reduction in rating was based on improvement in the Veteran’s condition as evidenced by objective testing performed in December 2012, which supported a 10 percent disability rating. However, there are concerns about the current severity of the Veteran's heart disability due to recent events and testimony indicating potential worsening.
- Claimed conditions
- ischemic heart disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19172483
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
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- 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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