Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2025

The Board denied an increased rating for CAD, granted a 20 percent rating for painful scars of the anterior upper trunk, and granted a 10 percent rating for hypertension. The claims for increased ratings for GERD and ED were also denied.

The Board remands the claim for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for coronary artery disease to ensure the Veteran receives proper notification regarding his right to a pre-decisional hearing at the Regional Office level.

The Board granted service connection for a heart disability, diagnosed as valvular heart disease and cardiomyopathy, and left carpal tunnel syndrome but denied service connection for right carpal tunnel syndrome.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder with anxiety and depression, migraine headaches, and coronary artery disease with hypertensive heart disease. The claims for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus and prostate cancer were denied.

The Board granted an increased initial rating of 60 percent disabling for arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease) from August 23, 2013, to January 24, 2024.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 20, 2016, for the grant of service connection for coronary artery disease based on the Veteran's exposure to Agent Orange and the addition of CAD to the presumptive list.

The Board granted service connection for multilevel degenerative disc disease and bilateral hearing loss, while remanding the claims for Alzheimer's disease, a mental health disability, disabilities manifested by generalized weakness of the lower extremities, and a heart disability.

The Board granted an effective date of October 05, 2021 for a 100 percent rating for mitral valve prolapse and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance based on permanent and total disability status.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a heart condition, returning hernia, and shortness of breath to provide the Veteran with an appropriate examination.

The Board denied increased ratings for several service-connected conditions, granted a 50% rating for unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder, and granted an effective date of October 11, 2021, for the award of total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA).

The Veteran's effective date for the assignment of a 100 percent rating for coronary artery disease, as well as eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance and special monthly compensation based upon housebound status, is granted from March 16, 2020.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral pes planus and ischemic heart disease, due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as his primary and contributory causes of death were not related to service on any basis.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and TDIU, and assigned an initial evaluation of 30 percent for coronary artery disease prior to November 26, 2014. Other claims were denied or dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD) and diabetes mellitus type II, finding that the Veteran's CAD is secondary to his now-service-connected diabetes and that his obesity, which was aggravated by other service-connected conditions, resulted in his diabetes.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a heart condition and the cause of the Veteran's death due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error related to the Veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation and/or asbestos in service.

The Board granted service connection for GERD, and remanded the other issues for further development.

The Board remands the claims for a heart disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining better quality copies of service records and providing VA examinations.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for a heart disability, left ankle disability, and TDIU due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for a heart disability, claimed as CAD and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy (LLE PN) under the PACT Act. However, it remanded the claims for right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy (RLE PN), left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy (LUE PN), and right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy (RUE PN) due to pre-decisional error.