Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for a heart disorder and prostate disorder, finding no evidence of an in-service incurrence or continuous symptoms since service.

The Board granted service connection for heart condition, hypertension, prostate cancer, and skin cancer due to in-service herbicide exposure but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the assignment of a 100 percent rating for CAD, as it was not factually ascertainable that an increase in severity occurred during the one-year period prior to July 6, 2023.

The Veteran is granted an earlier effective date of September 7, 2018, for the initial assignment of a 30 percent disability rating for service-connected non-obstructive coronary artery disease with left ventricular systolic function normal. The motion to revise or reverse on the basis of CUE a November 2018 rating decision that denied entitlement to service connection for bio block is dismissed.

The Board granted earlier effective dates and increased ratings for the Veteran's service-connected conditions, including degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine with spinal fusion, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and coronary artery disease.

The Board denied service connection for ischemic heart disease and remanded the claims for recurrent dislocation of the left shoulder, right foot disability, left foot disability, PTSD rating, and TDIU.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, tinnitus, arthritis of the neck and hands, and torn ACLs due to a need for additional development of the record.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a back disorder, heart disorder, left hip disorder, bilateral knee disorders, and headaches to provide the Veteran with notice of his right to request a pre-decisional hearing.

The Veteran's chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is granted under the PACT Act, but other conditions are remanded for further review.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for increased ratings for coronary artery disease and gastroesophageal reflux disease, as no factually ascertainable increase in disability occurred within one year prior to the filing of the claim.

The Board granted service connection for non-obstructive coronary artery disease and premature ventricular contractions (CAD) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected depression.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, as well as remanded certain issues.

The Board dismissed all appeals due to the Veteran's death before a decision was promulgated.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus type II, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of all extremities, hypertension, and coronary artery disease, but denied earlier effective dates for bilateral hearing loss and surgical scar of the low back, midline. The Board also remanded claims for service connection for various disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for aortic valve disease, ischemic heart disease (IHD), and hypertension as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during or are related to active service. The claims for squamous cell carcinoma and chloracne were remanded for further development.

The appeal for revision, based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE), of the December 1989 rating decision's denial of service connection for cardiac murmur with thickened aortic valve was denied. The Board also remanded the claim for entitlement to service connection for a heart condition (claimed as aortic valve disease).

The Board granted service connection for a heart disability, to include IHD and CAD, due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during active military service in Vietnam. The Board also granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss and an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for asbestosis, while remanding a claim for service connection for coronary artery disease.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for CAD, hypertension, and OSA to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors and obtain additional medical opinions.