Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for scarlet fever and a heart disability based on new and relevant evidence, but remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for scarlet and/or rheumatic fever and a heart disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including posttraumatic stress disorder, heart disorder, low back disorder, neck disorder, traumatic brain injury, left knee fracture to include a strain with osteoarthritis, and sleep apnea.

The appeal for an effective date earlier than August 21, 2007, for the award of service connection for coronary artery disease has been dismissed.

The Board granted an effective date of August 24, 2021, for the grant of service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease) and ischemic heart disease.

The Board granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) but denied an increased rating for the service-connected heart disability and a compensable evaluation for the post sternotomy scar.

The Board granted service connection for cardiovascular disease, including coronary artery disease and stable angina, to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and insomnia disorder.

The appeal for service connection for heart conditions was dismissed due to untimeliness, and the claim for renal disease was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for tinea pedis with onychomycosis and remanded issues related to a higher rating, special monthly compensation, and TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for right shoulder strain, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor. The other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder, resolving any reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for coronary artery disease and aortic aneurysm, both granted in 2023.

The Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease renders him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for ischemic heart disease, on bases other than the PACT Act, due to a lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board denied service connection for coronary artery disease, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, and diabetes mellitus, type II, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to March 14, 2017.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, a heart condition, and hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder with panic disorder.

The Board denied service connection for a prostate disability, including benign prostatic hyperplasia, and remanded the claim for further development regarding a heart disability.

The Board granted an initial 100 percent rating for the Veteran's heart condition and dismissed the appeal for entitlement to a TDIU as moot. SMC was also granted at the (s) level.

The appeal of proposed actions to sever service connection for multiple scars, status post excision of skin cancer, and to reduce the assigned disability rating from 100 percent to 30 precent for multiple basal cell carcinomas was dismissed. The appeal of issues for initial higher ratings for hypertension, PTSD, gastroesophageal reflux disorder with diverticulitis, and anemia, and issues for service connection for Parkinson's like symptoms, peripheral neuropathy in the lower and upper extremities, and low back disability were also dismissed.

The Board granted an effective date of May 10, 1989, for the grant of service connection for tinnitus and dismissed the claim for an earlier effective date for bilateral hearing loss. Other claims were denied.

The Board granted service connection for ischemic heart disease and prostate cancer, both due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during the Veteran's service in Vietnam.