Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2025

The Board has denied service connection for several conditions, including ADHD, right ear hearing loss, G6PD deficiency, intestinal disability, eye disability, and others. However, the Board has granted service connection for cervical spine arthritis.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for sleep apnea and a rating in excess of 10 percent for coronary artery disease prior to October 16, 2019 and more than 60 percent thereafter due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and arteriosclerotic heart disease (CAD) claimed as ischemic heart disease (IHD), finding that the evidence does not support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for onychomycosis and denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for bilateral hearing loss. The claim for an increased rating for coronary artery disease was remanded.

The Board granted an effective date of November 1, 2009, for the award of service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease), cardiomyopathy, abnormal electrocardiogram, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

The appeal for service connection of a left shoulder disability and heart disability for accrued benefit purposes was dismissed due to failure to comply with claims processing rules.

The Board granted service connection for a lung condition, to include lung cancer, on a presumptive basis due to herbicide exposure during the Vietnam War. The appeal for a heart condition was dismissed as moot because it had already been granted by the AOJ.

The Veteran's CAD with PCI is granted a rating of 30 percent, while the claims for increased ratings in excess of 10 percent for left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the femoral nerve are denied.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as the evidence did not show that the causes of his death were related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board remands the appeal for a new medical opinion to address the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and his cause of death.

The Board denied service connection for COPD due to a lack of evidence linking the condition to the Veteran's military service. The other issues related to service connection are being remanded for further development.

The Board denied the appeal for entitlement to service connection for heart disease and diabetes mellitus type II, as there was no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents or a causal relationship between the conditions and service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, a heart disorder, and GERD due to incomplete VA opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for residuals of a stroke, diabetes mellitus, and a heart disability due to inadequate medical opinions regarding secondary service connection.

The Board granted a 100 percent rating for coronary artery disease (CAD) and denied compensable ratings for chest scars, leg scars, and service connection for bilateral lower extremity neuropathy secondary to CAD.

The Board remands the case for additional procedural development, specifically to issue a Statement of the Case (SOC) addressing whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claims.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for heart, upper and lower extremity, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus disabilities, and TDIU due to insufficient medical evidence.

The Board remands the issue of service connection for a heart disorder for an addendum medical opinion.

The Board denied a higher initial rating in excess of 30 percent for coronary artery disease (CAD) prior to July 14, 2021 and thereafter in excess of 60 percent.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a respiratory disorder, heart disorder, diabetes mellitus type II, and hypertension, as well as entitlement to a special monthly pension, due to insufficient evidence regarding in-service exposure to herbicide agents.