Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for valvular heart disease and denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, to include blood sugar intolerance.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for the heart condition and remanded several other claims, including service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The appeal is dismissed due to the death of the Appellant, who was substituted to continue his appeal.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a heart disability and throat cancer, as new and relevant evidence has been received since the last adjudication of these claims.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability but denied it for a prostate and heart disability.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease with myocardial infarction, diabetes mellitus type II, right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, unspecified anxiety disorder (claimed as post-traumatic stress disorder), sleep apnea, and an initial 10 percent rating for hypertension.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, heart disability, and chloracne due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for ischemic heart disease (CAD) and denied service connection for essential tremors and Parkinsonism.

The Board granted service connection for a heart disability, hypertension, and sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected back disability.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for kidney disease and prostate cancer. The claims for a left knee condition, right knee condition, ischemic heart disease, and hypertension were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a heart disability, a compensable rating for deformity of nailbed, left big toe, and a higher rating for acne on back and face. The claims for lumbar spine, restless leg syndrome, bilateral hand, and dermatosis were remanded.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection and special monthly compensation, as these claims were granted under the PACT Act on August 10, 2022.

The Board remands the appeal for further development, including obtaining outstanding treatment records and scheduling additional examinations.

The Veteran's service-connected heart disease rendered him so helpless as to be in need of regular aid and attendance of another person as of February 10, 2022.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a February 2024 rating decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae and service connection for a heart condition, to include costochondritis. The claims for service connection for radiculopathy of both lower extremities were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a cervical spine disability, PTSD, diabetes mellitus type II, and heart disease due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including recurrent right and left eye disabilities, right and left foot disabilities (pes planus), heart disability, hypertension, lumbar spine disability, kidney disability related to Camp Lejeune exposure, and lower extremity disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including diabetes mellitus, thyroid disability, coronary artery disease, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, sinus disability, bilateral flat feet, right and left knee disabilities, and right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for ischemic heart disease on a presumptive basis under Nehmer, effective from the date of the Veteran's initial claim in January 2002.