Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2025

The Board denied the claims for service connection for hypertension and heart disability, to include ischemic heart disease, under the PACT Act for accrued benefit purposes due to untimeliness of the claim.

The appeal for service connection for prostate cancer and coronary artery disease, claimed as heart disease, has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board remands the claim for a cardiovascular condition to correct a duty to assist error, requiring additional medical opinions that address the Veteran's explicitly argued theories of entitlement.

The appeal was granted for basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and denied for a compensable rating of bilateral hearing loss and hypertension, with the service connection for a heart condition being dismissed.

The Board remands all service connection claims for further development, including obtaining a VA examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's allergic rhinitis, skin condition, and ED.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for a respiratory disability and heart disability for further development.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including non-allergic rhinitis and an acquired psychiatric disorder, and remanded several other claims for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for hypertension, right ankle sprain with ligamentous laxity, right knee scar, and coronary artery disease with hypertensive heart disease. The left knee and right knee patellofemoral syndrome issues were remanded.

The Veteran was denied a TDIU for the period from August 31, 2010, to January 1, 2015, but granted a TDIU for the period from January 1, 2015, to August 16, 2022 (exclusive of the period from September 18, 2017, to December 31, 2017), and was denied special monthly compensation based on housebound status.

The Board granted an effective date of October 2, 2018, for service connection for rheumatoid arthritis and myocardial infarction, also claimed as coronary artery disease.

The Board remands all the issues for further development, including obtaining outstanding VA treatment records and providing additional forms to the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for hemorrhoids, a compensable evaluation for the fracture of the right angle of the mandible, and an increased rating for tinnitus. The claim for service connection for a heart disorder was remanded.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for left and right upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, glaucoma, as well as erectile dysfunction, vertigo, syncope, fatigue, hypertension, prostate cancer, and a heart disability due to the grant of service connection in an August 2024 rating decision.

The Board remands the case to obtain additional evidence related to the Veteran's heart condition, specifically records from private cardiologists and his primary care physician.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease, finding it to be related to the Veteran's toxic exposure risk activity in service and his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error related to the Veteran's toxic exposure during military service.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, but remanded the claims for headaches, heart disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, lung disorder, erectile dysfunction, bilateral shoulder disorders, bilateral knee disorders, and bilateral ankle disorders.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and remanded the claim for service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease, claimed as heart failure.

The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date prior to March 16, 2023 for service connection for hypertensive heart disease with atrial fibrillation due to a need for additional evidence and examination.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 31, 2008 for the grant of service connection for coronary artery disease status post coronary artery bypass surgery and myocardial infarction.