Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2017

2,103 vetted Board decisions in 2017.

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New decisions are added every week, and older years are actively being backfilled — a year that looks thin or missing here (especially 2011–2017) is a gap in our library, not in the Board’s decisions.

GrantedJanuary 2017
The Board has granted service connection for right leg sciatica, but denied service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus. The claims of service connection for hypertension, stroke (residuals), and heart disorder are being remanded for additional development.
DeniedJanuary 2017
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The claim for an earlier effective date for IHD was also denied.
GrantedJanuary 2017
The Veteran's hypertensive arteriosclerotic heart disease was manifested by continuous medication required, and the schedular criteria were adequate to evaluate the disability under accrued benefits purposes. The appellant is entitled to a 10 percent rating for this condition.

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