Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2024

The Board has granted effective dates of June 5, 2019 for a 60 percent evaluation for ischemic heart disease, a TDIU due solely to service-connected ischemic heart disease, and eligibility for DEA.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and ischemic heart disease, finding no current diagnoses of these conditions in the record.

The Veteran's hypertension and ischemic heart disease are granted as presumptively related to his service in the Republic of Vietnam, with exposure to herbicide agents. The effective date is not assigned due to procedural reasons.

The Veteran's death was caused by his service-connected PTSD, which contributed to the development of end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease. The Board granted service connection for the cause of death but denied DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 due to lack of continuous total disability rating.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of a VA examination for the heart condition, and thus requires further medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction, finding that it is not secondary to or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected hypertension and hypertensive heart disease/left ventricular hypertrophy.

The Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder and bilateral lower extremity varicose veins disabilities are found to be the primary causes of his claimed conditions, leading to grants of service connection for coronary artery disease, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, obstructive sleep apnea, and a reflux condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and DEA benefits were denied as the effective dates could not be earlier than September 21, 2020 due to the date of receipt of his claims.

The appeal regarding the effective dates for various service connection awards and benefits has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death before the appeal could be decided.

The appeal regarding the effective dates for various service connection awards and benefits has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death before the appeal could be decided.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for various knee and ankle disabilities, as well as associated scars. The issues have not been decided yet.

Your claim for service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease, including cardiomyopathy with shortness of breath, has been dismissed as moot because your spouse's appeal was granted in a previous rating decision.

The Veteran's claim for an initial 30 percent rating, but no higher, for coronary artery disease, status post myocardial infarction is being remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent rating for atherosclerotic heart disease is denied because there is no evidence of chronic congestive heart failure or LVEF less than 30% prior to March 27, 2018.

The Veteran's hypertensive heart disease with atrial fibrillation is granted on a direct causation basis due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service in Vietnam.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and no jurisdiction remains for the merits of any claims.

The Board dismissed all the issues of entitlement to service connection for various conditions as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal as it pertains to service connection for various conditions.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for coronary artery disease was denied. The case is remanded due to the need to consider an effective date prior to January 21, 2020, for service connection of PTSD and MDD.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and dismissed the remaining claims. The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is found to be at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected left and right ankle disabilities, left and right knee disabilities, right shoulder disability, lumbar spine disability, and depression.