Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2025

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment from August 11, 2023.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 4, 2024, for CAD associated with herbicide exposure based on the PACT Act.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding no evidence to support higher ratings or a link between his claimed conditions and military service.

The Board granted an initial 100 percent rating for heart disease and special monthly compensation (SMC) based upon the need for regular aid and attendance of another person, while denying earlier effective dates for service connection for hypertension, heart disease, and left femoral nerve peripheral neuropathy.

The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for skin cancer removal scars and remanded service connection claims for a respiratory disorder, heart disorder, and hypertension.

The Board granted an effective date of January 7, 2022, for the award of service connection for ischemic heart disease, hypertension, and tinnitus.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to obtain and maintain gainful employment, warranting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board remands the claims for a kidney condition and heart condition due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error related to the failure to obtain Social Security Administration records.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, low back condition, COPD, brain condition, diabetes mellitus type II, GERD, heart condition, and hypertension, to obtain additional evidence.

The Board denied service connection for a disorder manifested by fatigue and a heart disorder, as there was no evidence of current disabilities related to these conditions during the pendency of the claim.

The Board granted service connection for a heart disability, to include bigeminy, and denied an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for obstructive sleep apnea, type II diabetes mellitus, atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate, and hypertension. However, a 60 percent rating was granted for coronary artery disease effective May 24, 2023.

The Board granted an initial 40 percent rating for chronic lumbosacral strain with degenerative disk disease and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and a separate 20 percent rating for right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy. The claims for increased ratings for the remaining conditions were denied.

The Veteran was granted an initial evaluation of 60 percent for coronary artery disease (CAD) from August 19, 2009, and earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA. The claim for SMC based on housebound status was denied.

The Board dismissed all appeals for service connection of various conditions, including lumbar condition, headaches, sinusitis, TBI, gastroenteritis, heart disease, leg cramps, PFB, nausea, skin rash on arms, feet calluses, and tinea versicolor.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for coronary artery disease (CAD) beginning March 1, 2023, but denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent prior to that date.

The Board dismissed the appeal of proposals to sever service connection for ischemic heart disease, left forearm anterior scar, mid sternum scar, hypertension, and hypothyroidism due to a lack of justiciable case or controversy.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as of February 3, 2015, due to service-connected disabilities.

The appeal for service connection for heart disease was dismissed, and the claims for erectile dysfunction, sleep apnea, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, and COPD were denied. The claim for chronic hip pain was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions, including ischemic heart disease, deep vein thrombosis in both lower extremities, coronary artery stenosis, and benign thyroid neoplasm, as well as an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss and special monthly compensation due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.