The Veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy was reopened and granted. The initial rating for ischemic heart disease (IHD) prior to March 26, 2020, remains denied. A TDIU is granted effective April 14, 2016.,Issues related to pancytopenia, kidney disorder, and IHD are remanded.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy was reopened due to new evidence provided since the last final denial. The initial rating for ischemic heart disease (IHD) prior to March 26, 2020, remains denied as there is no evidence of more than one episode of acute congestive heart failure in the past year or a workload greater than 3 METs but not greater than 5 METs resulting in dyspnea, fatigue, angina, dizziness, or syncope.,Issues related to pancytopenia, kidney disorder, and IHD are remanded as there is insufficient evidence to determine the nature of these conditions.

Claimed conditions

{"condition_name":"Peripheral neuropathy","secondary_condition":false,"aggravation_of_preexisting":false,"presumptive_exposure":false,"service_connection_theory":"direct"}, {"condition_name":"Pancytopenia","secondary_condition":false,"aggravation_of_preexisting":false,"presumptive_exposure":false,"service_connection_theory":"unknown"}, {"condition_name":"Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD)","secondary_condition":false,"aggravation_of_preexisting":false,"presumptive_exposure":false,"service_connection_theory":"direct"}, {"condition_name":"Kidney Disorder","secondary_condition":false,"aggravation_of_preexisting":false,"presumptive_exposure":"none","service_connection_theory":"unknown"}

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

December 28, 2020

Citation

20081103