Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for anxiety, arteriosclerotic heart disease with congestive heart failure and implanted cardiac pacemaker, and hypertension as further development is necessary to obtain adequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the claim for a higher rating for coronary artery disease to correct a deficiency regarding the competency of the VA examiner who provided the January 2023 examination.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 15, 2020 for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance. The claim for a higher rating for panic disorder was denied.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease, which is presumed to be related to the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for a psychiatric disability, bilateral foot pain, heart condition, and hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for hypothyroidism but dismissed the appeals for coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and coronary artery disease under the PACT Act, but remanded other issues due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD) was dismissed as the benefit sought on appeal has been granted in full.

The Board granted service connection for a left ankle disability but denied it for a heart disability.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and remanded the claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. 1151 for various conditions, as well as other service connection claims.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of diabetes, heart disability, hypertension, kidney disease, and GERD due to inadequate medical opinions.

The veteran's heart condition is service-connected. The claim for diabetes and TDIU are remanded.

The veteran is granted a 10% disability rating for a chest scar but the claims for higher ratings for coronary artery disease and service connection for COPD are remanded.

The veteran's claim for service connection of a heart condition was denied. The veteran was granted an increased disability rating for their lumbar spine condition and radiculopathy in both lower extremities, but denied a higher rating for the lumbar spine condition and temporary total disability rating.

The appeal for service connection of arteriosclerotic heart disease was dismissed because it was already granted. The appeal for COPD was remanded for further consideration.

The Board denied service connection for both the heart and kidney disabilities, finding that the evidence does not support a link to active military service.

The appeal for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance is remanded. The Board needs more medical evidence to determine if the veteran's service-connected disabilities require aid and attendance.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for diabetes was denied, but the claim for a higher rating for ischemic heart disease prior to April 12, 2022, was granted.

The veteran's claim for a 100% rating for coronary artery disease (CAD) prior to January 3, 2015 was denied because the evidence did not show that the condition worsened before this date.

The Board granted service connection for ischemic heart disease, chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, and erectile dysfunction.