Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for service connection for ischemic heart disease and hypertensive heart disease, finding that the severance of these conditions was proper due to clear and unmistakable errors in the original diagnoses.

The appeal for service connection of congestive heart failure with coronary artery disease and cardiomyopathy is remanded. The Board needs more information to decide if the condition started during or after military service.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of hypertensive heart disease was denied. The effective date remains September 23, 2011.

The Board remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for heart disability and bilateral hearing loss disability due to inadequate medical examinations.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for coronary artery disease was granted with an effective date of January 10, 2013. The veteran was also granted TDIU and SMC based on housebound status from August 8, 2013. However, the issues of service connection for a psychiatric disability and a rating in excess of 40 percent for voiding dysfunction were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions and denied higher ratings and earlier effective dates for the foot conditions.

The veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU) was granted. The effective date is set to August 25, 2022.

The veteran's claim for service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease was denied. The claim for valvular heart disease was remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's service-connected valvular heart disease is granted an evaluation of 60 percent, but no higher.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus, to include as due to herbicide agent exposure, for further development.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, Parkinson's disease with tremors, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and a respiratory disability. It also denied increased ratings for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and an earlier effective date for TDIU.

The Board remands the appeal for additional development, including obtaining outstanding treatment records and a new examination if necessary.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied because he did not attend a scheduled VA examination. The claims for an increased rating for coronary artery disease and total disability based on individual unemployability were remanded for further action.

The appeal for service connection of a heart condition is remanded. The Board needs more information to determine if the preexisting heart condition was aggravated during active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for several conditions, stating that new and relevant evidence was not received.

The appeal was dismissed because the veteran died before a decision could be made. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal due to the veteran's death.

Service connection for hypertension due to herbicide exposure is granted. The appeal for a heart condition and erectile dysfunction is remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for an effective date earlier than August 10, 2022, for service connection of prostate cancer, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2, arteriosclerotic heart disease, erectile dysfunction, and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of creative organ.

Service connection for tinnitus is granted. Service connection for left and right knee disorders is denied. Entitlement to service connection for back and heart disorders is remanded.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and hyperlipidemia were denied due to lack of new and relevant evidence. The claim for heart disability was remanded for further evaluation.