Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2024

The Veteran's entitlement to a 100 percent rating for coronary artery disease is granted. The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for diabetes mellitus and his request for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability are denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding service connection for heart conditions, including coronary artery disease. The Veteran's exposure to burn pits is presumed under the PACT Act.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for coronary artery disease (CAD) is being remanded due to incomplete data from private cardiology records.

The Board has denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death due to lack of evidence connecting a principal or contributory cause of death to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for DMII and a heart disorder due to exposure to JP4 and JP5 jet engine fuel during military service. The VA examiner's opinions are inadequate, and an addendum opinion is needed.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to revise a February 2016 rating decision denying service connection for heart disease based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE). The evidence did not show a clear and undebatable diagnosis of ischemic heart disease or included diseases warranting presumptive service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's cause of death is related to his service-connected conditions and presumed exposure to herbicide agents while stationed in Vietnam.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to October 3, 2020 for the assignment of a 100 percent disability rating for IHD with CAD and atrial fibrillation was denied as his symptoms did not meet the criteria for such a rating before that date.

The Veteran's service connection claim for ischemic heart disease is granted due to the equipoise of evidence supporting his diagnosis.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for entitlement to service connection for prostate cancer and coronary artery disease due to new evidence submitted after previous decisions. The VA will now review these claims with the new information.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied because his disabilities are already rated at 100% and he has been receiving SMC for the entire period on appeal, rendering the issue moot.

The Veteran's service connection claims for coronary artery disease, prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, and peripheral neuropathy have been granted with effective dates based on the date of the PACT Act.,Effective August 10, 2022, the Veteran has received disability compensation for his heart condition, prostate cancer, and diabetes.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for heart disease, including hypertension and cardiomegaly, finding no current disability that would support a grant of service connection.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions have been reopened and granted. Service connection is established for CAD, old myocardial infarction, hypertension, and gout.,Remaining issues on appeal include service connection for back, neck, shoulder, hip, knee, foot, kidney, headache, seizure, tremor, chronic fatigue, chronic pain, and cognitive disorders.

The Veteran's service-connected CAD with angina pectoris was not shown to meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent prior to April 20, 2016.,For the period from April 20, 2016 and prior to August 12, 2021, the Veteran's service-connected CAD with angina pectoris was not shown to meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The Veteran's hemorrhoidectomy residuals are granted a 20 percent rating throughout the period on appeal.,His coronary artery disease is found to be caused by his service-connected sleep apnea disorder, and he is granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to insufficient evidence of a current disability and lack of a nexus between service and claimed conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development, including obtaining VA examinations to assess the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and their impact on his ability to perform daily activities.

Service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension (claimed as high blood pressure), right foot diabetic neuropathy, and left foot diabetic neuropathy has been denied.,The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed due to the grant of service connection in a previous decision.

The Veteran's service-connected ischemic heart disease is found to have contributed to his death from subdural hematoma, warranting service connection for the cause of death.