Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, a heart disorder, and traumatic brain injury (TBI), as well as an increased rating for adjustment disorder with anxious mood due to insufficient evidence of current disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and ischemic heart disease, both presumed to be due to exposure to herbicides during the Veteran's active service in Thailand.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus, a heart condition, and hypertension, secondary to the service-connected heart condition.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for all issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review this appeal.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

Service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted due to diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease, which are presumed to be related to herbicide exposure during service.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a myocardial infarction to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding its relationship to active service, including as secondary to service-connected hypertension.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for ischemic heart disease, coronary artery disease, status post myocardial infarction with automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator.

The Board remands the matter for a retrospective opinion regarding the severity of the Veteran's CAD, as the previous opinion was not fully adequate.

The Board granted service connection for a G6PD deficiency, remanded claims for hypertension, heart condition, and prostate condition.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a higher rating for heart disability and TDIU due to further development needed.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for PTSD and service connection for tinnitus, while denying service connection for bilateral hearing loss. Other claims were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tension headaches, bilateral hearing loss, and a heart condition to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tension headaches, bilateral hearing loss, and a heart condition to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for ischemic heart disease, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, headaches, and other conditions as the evidence did not support a finding that these disabilities were incurred in or caused by service, to include due to exposure to an herbicide agent.

The Board denied an increased rating for diabetes mellitus, type II and ischemic heart disease (IHD), status post stent.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus, and obstructive sleep apnea to obtain additional evidence.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, coronary artery disease, hypertension (under the PACT Act), erectile dysfunction as secondary to diabetes, and diabetic nephropathy. The claims for depression, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy were denied.

The Board granted service connection for a heart disability effective January 31, 2023.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, heart disability, lung disability, and sleep apnea as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.