Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2025

The Veteran's earlier effective date for service connection for ischemic heart disease to include arteriosclerotic heart disease and hypertensive heart disease was granted, while a separate disability rating for hypertensive heart disease was denied.

The Board remands the claim for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease as secondary to hypertension but denied an earlier effective date and a higher rating for hypertension.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and remanded two issues for further development.

The Board denied service connection for multiple joint arthritis, heart disease, and memory loss. The Veteran's claims were not supported by sufficient evidence of in-service injury or disease.

The Board denied service connection for hypertensive heart disease as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral foot disability but denied service connection for bilateral eye condition/pain and heart condition.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for asthma, cataracts, congestive heart failure, low back pain, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy due to a duty to assist error related to lost or destroyed service treatment records.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic edema, right leg also claimed as pain and palpitations now claimed as tachycardia, heart condition, and mitral valve prolapse due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board granted an effective date of June 27, 2022, for the award of service connection for coronary artery disease based on the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019.

The Board granted the appeal and restored service connection for coronary artery disease with stable angina status post stent placement effective July 1, 2024.

The Board granted service connection for ischemic heart disease on a presumptive basis due to the Veteran's presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam. The appeal of service connection for residuals of a cerebrovascular accident with hypertension was remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding no evidence that his coronary artery disease was incurred or aggravated during active duty.

The appeal of the issue of entitlement to service connection for a heart disability was dismissed, while the claim for adenocarcinoma of the lung was granted.

The Board remands the claims for additional development due to pre-decisional failures of the duty to assist, including an inadequate VA examination addressing PTSD and its impact on employment, as well as a heart disability claim that did not adequately address whether the Veteran's heart palpitations constituted a heart disability.

The Board granted service connection for non-obstructive coronary artery disease as due to herbicide exposure and for congestive heart failure, valvular heart disease, and persistent atrial fibrillation as secondary to service-connected hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for unspecified arthritis other than of the lumbar spine, bilateral hearing loss, and a heart disability as there was no evidence to support a relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for coronary artery disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease, chronic upper respiratory infection, and residuals of shingles but granted service connection for a chronic right knee disability.

The appeal for service connection for cirrhosis of liver, coronary artery disease (CAD), and gout was dismissed due to a concurrent election error.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his service-connected asbestos exposure causing pleural calcifications contributed to his death.