Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for restless leg syndrome and hyperlipidemia, and remanded claims for chronic kidney disease, kidney cyst, coronary artery disease with RCA stent implants, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, a skin condition, GERD, hypothyroidism, Raynaud's syndrome, and sleep apnea.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection for CAD, headaches, an eye condition, and vertigo to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claim for a heart disorder to correct pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed heart disorders.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation under 38 U.S.C. 1318, as there was no evidence linking the Veteran's service or any service-connected disability to his cause of death.

The Board denied the claim for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) based on service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as there was no evidence to support a finding that any of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities were related to his death.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD), secondary to hypertension, based on the evidence indicating that CAD is at least as likely as not due to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.

The Board remands the case for additional development, including obtaining outstanding medical records and scheduling a new VA examination to address the current severity of the Veteran's heart disability.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for COPD and remanded the claims for service connection for a heart disorder and chronic kidney disease.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for heart conditions with pacemaker, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and his active duty or service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis.

The Board granted service connection for a heart disorder, diagnosed as CAD, for the purposes of accrued and substitution benefits.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and special monthly compensation at the statutory housebound rate.

The claims are remanded to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the relevant decisions on appeal.

The Veteran's tinnitus and hypertension were granted service connection, while the claims for a kidney condition, heart condition, and bilateral eye condition were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease, basal cell carcinoma, and scarring as secondary to basal cell carcinoma. It also granted a 10 percent rating for hypertension and atrioventricular block with implantable pacemaker, but denied higher ratings.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for sleep apnea with asthma, while remanding several other claims for further development.

The Board granted a 50 percent disability rating for headaches, an earlier effective date of January 2, 2020, for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance due to coronary artery disease with chronic congestive heart failure, and other forms of special monthly compensation.

The Board granted service connection for AICD as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected sarcoidosis (cardiac sarcoid), effective October 11, 2022. The unspecified insomnia disorder claim was remanded for further development.

The Veteran was granted an initial 10 percent rating for sinusitis prior to September 22, 2020, and a 30 percent rating thereafter. A 20 percent rating was also granted for hypertension throughout the period on appeal.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a heart condition, neurological disorder affecting the feet, Parkinson's disease, and entitlement to a total disability rating for individual unemployability due to duty to assist errors.

The appeal was dismissed for lack of a justiciable case or controversy, and the Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.