Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2025

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for MDD as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, but denied service connection for hypertension and remanded issues related to PTSD and a heart disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, obstructive sleep apnea, and an acquired psychiatric disorder to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of the cause of the Veteran's death due to a lack of adequate medical evidence linking esophageal cancer, diabetes mellitus Type 2, and coronary artery disease to his military service, including herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded one issue.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease with first degree atrioventricular block, finding that the condition had its initial onset during active duty service.

The Board denied an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for service-connected migraine and remanded several other claims, including those for a bilateral eye disorder, right ankle strain, heart disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, neck disorder, right foot disorder, left foot disorder, and entitlement to TDIU.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for kidney condition, heart condition, high iron in blood, and bilateral lower extremity peripheral edema due to deficiencies in VA examinations.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a heart condition, to include hypertension and cardiomyopathy, as further development is required.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension prior to August 10, 2022, and dismissed several other claims related to various disabilities.

The Board remands the issues for additional development, including obtaining a TERA memorandum and Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record (ILER) for the appellant, as well as new VA medical opinions to address whether the appellant's hypertension, DM II, and OSA are secondary to his service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities, atrophic rhinitis, and recurrent acute sinusitis, with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board granted service connection for a heart disability, to include coronary artery disease and valvular heart disease, and prostate cancer residuals under the PACT Act.

The Veteran's dry eye syndrome is granted service connection due to an in-service injury. Several other claims for service connection are remanded.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) but denied an evaluation in excess of 60 percent prior to October 14, 2024, for heart disease.

The Board remands the claim for a heart disability to the AOJ for an addendum medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with persistent depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder caused or aggravated his heart disabilities.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's coronary artery disease with old myocardial infarction.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for an increased disability rating for hypertension and service connection for coronary artery disease to allow for additional development of the record.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for COPD, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, lung cancer, thyroid cancer, and hypertension due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for right knee strain, left knee strain, obstructive sleep apnea, ischemic heart disease, ischemic heart disease as a result of exposure to herbicides, and headaches.

The Board granted service connection for a heart disability, to include partially occluded left anterior descending artery, and denied service connection for hyperlipidemia and repeated high MCHC level.