Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, type II, heart disability, and PTSD due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors regarding verification of service in Vietnam and obtaining private treatment records.

The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, GERD, and a heart condition due to duty-to-assist errors. The Veteran's PTSD and sleep disorder claims are denied as there is no current diagnosis.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the January 1983 and May 1997 rating decisions were subsumed by the May 2012 Board decision, which addressed the same issue on its merits.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for coronary artery bypass graft and TDIU is being remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in obtaining a missing record that could affect the effective date of the grant of accrued benefits.

The Veteran's sleep apnea, right and left knee disabilities, psychiatric disability, heart disability, and GI disability are all remanded for further development.

The Board granted an effective date of May 9, 2008, for the award of service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD), but no earlier. The case was remanded to address a rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of thalamic lacunar stroke.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for ischemic heart disease and prostate cancer due to a failure to establish the Veteran's presence in the Republic of Vietnam, including within 12 nautical miles of shore. The PACT Act is now applicable, and the AOJ should consider whether the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents while aboard the USS Midway.

The Board granted an effective date of December 22, 2009 for the award of service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD).

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 60 percent for coronary artery disease and remanded the issue of entitlement to total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU).

The Board denied the claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and benefits related to a heart condition, special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance, and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) eligibility. The right knee condition was remanded for further examination.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied service connection for ischemic heart disease and peripheral neuropathy, finding no current disability at the time of the claim. The claims for a kidney disorder and peripheral arterial diseases were remanded.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology and cause of the Veteran's coronary artery disease, which is currently service-connected.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to a failure to schedule VA examinations. The Veteran was scheduled but did not attend, and good cause is found for this failure.

The Veteran's heart disability, including coronary artery disease with cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure, has been granted effective from March 27, 2020. He also received increased ratings for his heart disability and was granted TDIU.

The Board denied the request to readjudicate the claim of entitlement to service connection for a heart condition, as new evidence submitted was not relevant.

The Veteran's death was caused by ischemic heart disease, which is a recognized presumptive disease for exposure to herbicide agents. However, the appellant did not have any pending claims at the time of the Veteran's death and thus is not eligible for accrued benefits.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for arteriosclerotic coronary artery disease, finding no evidence of exposure to herbicide agents during his active service and no link between his condition and service.