Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2025

The Board granted a 100 percent rating for coronary artery disease beginning October 25, 2022.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of the Veteran's cause of death to correct duty to assist errors related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions and presumed service-connected hypothyroidism.

The Board granted a 100 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected acute, subacute, or old MI with CHF, moderate mitral valve regurgitation, and arteriosclerotic heart disease (CAD) based on METs level of 3.0 or less.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, type II, and hypertension due to in-service exposure to herbicide agents. The claims for peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities and erectile dysfunction were denied.

The Board remands the case for additional development, specifically to obtain a medical opinion from a Cardiology Specialist regarding whether medications prescribed by VA caused or aggravated the Veteran's hypertension or heart condition.

The Board denied service connection for a neck condition, heart condition, and migraine headaches as there was no credible evidence of the claimed conditions during service or that they are related to service.

The Board denied service connection for a neck condition, heart condition, and migraine headaches as there was no credible evidence of the claimed conditions during service or that they are related to service.

The appeal for service connection for heart disease and prostate cancer was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board granted service connection for heart condition, including atrial fibrillation (AF), but denied service connection for temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ).

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, with diabetic nephropathy and diabetic retinopathy, coronary artery disease with cardiac stent status-post acute myocardial infarction, and hypertension under the PACT Act, effective February 13, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for a heart disability, CVA, and acquired psychiatric disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions but denied increased ratings for hypertension, migraine headaches, status post anal fistulotomy, decreased visual acuity with diplopia associated with Graves' disease, and Graves' disease.

The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's heart disability is aggravated by his service-connected right ankle sprain residuals, including any medications he uses to treat the disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea and a heart condition as secondary to sleep apnea due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, except for obstructive sleep apnea which was granted, and granted a total disability rating for compensation purposes due to individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for coronary artery disease and atrial fibrillation prior to August 11, 2021.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability and a left knee disability, but denied service connection for a heart disability, to include CAD, valvular heart disease, and a PCI stent.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, except for obstructive sleep apnea which was granted, and granted a total disability rating for compensation purposes due to individual unemployability (TDIU).

The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for a sleep disorder, separate from PTSD, was dismissed due to lack of jurisdiction.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating than 30 percent prior to September 30, 2016, and 60 percent from September 30, 2016.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between any of these disabilities and the Veteran's active duty service.