Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2025

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, heart disease, hypertension, depression, and reactive airway disease.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for residuals of a stroke, diabetes mellitus, and heart disability to verify the Veteran's alleged exposure to herbicides at Fort Meade.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for discoid lupus erythematosus and coronary artery disease to ensure a complete record is obtained and further development is completed.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and a heart condition, as secondary to PTSD on a causation basis.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease and prostate cancer under the PACT Act but remanded claims for further evidence regarding other bases.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a heart condition due to a duty to assist error and to obtain additional evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's hypertension and his heart condition.

The Veteran is granted a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities, which include PTSD and various peripheral neuropathies.

The Board granted readjudication of the claim for service connection for chronic kidney disorder (CKD) due to new and relevant evidence, while remanding the claims for ischemic heart disease.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and remanded the claims for congestive heart failure with coronary artery disease and cardiomyopathy, lumbar spine degenerative joint/disc disease, right lower extremity sciatic nerve condition, and left lower extremity sciatic nerve condition.

The Board dismissed the appeals for earlier effective dates and increased ratings for coronary artery disease, a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, and a compensable rating for tinea unguina with cryptonchosis of the right great toe.

The Board remands the claim for an initial compensable rating for a heart disability to correct an error in notifying the Veteran of his right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during its pendency.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain a more comprehensive medical opinion regarding the Veteran's coronary artery disease, as previous opinions did not adequately address the Veteran's lay statements and testimony.

The Board denied service connection for a heart disability and a skin disability, finding no evidence of a causal relationship between the disabilities and the Veteran's military service. The right lower extremity issue was remanded for further development.

The Board granted a disability rating of 50 percent for major depressive disorder and a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to the Veteran's service-connected heart conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a heart disability and hypertension as they are inextricably intertwined with an ongoing claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, cervical spine disorder, lumbar spine disorder, right knee disorder, and heart disorder to cure pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diverticulitis, heart disease, peripheral neuropathy, rheumatoid arthritis, and sleep apnea due to inadequate development of evidence regarding in-service toxic exposures.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a need for further evidence and an addendum opinion.

The Board granted increased ratings for headaches, CAD, PTSD, and lumbar strain with arthritis, while denying increased ratings for hypertension and diabetes mellitus, type II, with erectile dysfunction.