Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and a heart condition, to include ischemic heart disease, due to herbicide exposure based on the Veteran's service in Guam.

The Board granted service connection for bladder cancer status post cancerous polypectomy with an earlier effective date of January 30, 2017, and granted initial ratings for left and right lower extremity restless leg syndrome at 20 percent. PTSD was granted increased ratings to 50 percent from February 21, 2017 to July 20, 2023, and to 70 percent from July 20, 2023. The claim for service connection for benign colon polyps was denied.

The Board remands the matter for further development, including obtaining updated VA and non-VA medical records.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease on a presumptive basis due to the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his active service.

The Board remands the service connection claims for coronary artery disease, bladder tumor, and peripheral neuropathy of both upper and lower extremities to correct duty to assist errors related to toxic exposure risk activities during active service.

The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for IBS from May 19, 2024, and denied service connection for fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory disorder, heart disability, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 17, 2019, for the award of service connection for hypertension and hypertensive heart disease based on a private medical opinion linking these conditions to in-service herbicide exposure.

The Board granted service connection for several conditions effective April 16, 2007, but no earlier, and denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for constipation. SMC based on the need for aid and attendance was granted from August 30, 2013.

The veteran's appeal requests for service connection for coronary artery disease, hypertension, and PTSD were dismissed as they were not timely filed within one year of the respective rating decisions.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for allergic rhinitis, granted an initial rating of 10 percent for opioid induced constipation, and remanded several service connection claims and the TDIU claim.

The Board granted service connection for asthma, but remanded the claims for ischemic heart disease and prostate cancer due to duty-to-assist errors.

The appeal for service connection for a back disability and neck disability was dismissed as moot, with full benefits granted. Other claims were remanded for further review.

The Board granted the appeal, restoring service connection for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and coronary artery disease and restoring the 100 percent rating for mitral valve prolapse with valvular heart disease effective January 1, 2023.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea on a direct basis and an initial rating of 100 percent for coronary artery disease from February 22, 2019.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied service connection for ischemic heart disease with history of MI, as there is no evidence to support the Veteran ever having had an MI and he does not have ischemic heart disease as a current disability.

The appeal for service connection and increased ratings for the Veteran's conditions was withdrawn, but a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) was granted from August 10, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for depression and a total disability rating for individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, effective August 10, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for multiple myeloma and ischemic heart disease, both presumed to be related to herbicide exposure during the Veteran's service in the Korean DMZ.