Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the matters of service connection for a right shoulder disability, heart disability, stroke/cerebrovascular accident (CVA), special monthly compensation based on a need for the regular aid and attendance of another (A&A), and SMC based on housebound status due to missing service treatment records and SSA records.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for initial compensable ratings and TDIU, but readjudicated a previously denied service connection claim for ischemic heart disease.

The appeal for entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is dismissed as moot due to the Veteran's 100 percent combined rating assigned for his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for ischemic heart disease, heart disease, and congestive heart failure as not being related to the Veteran's active service. The Board also denied an earlier effective date for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU for the period from July 1, 2016, to June 25, 2017, and beginning June 26, 2017, due to his service-connected coronary artery disease (CAD) status post coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.

The appeal for special monthly pension (SMP) based on the need for regular aid and attendance or housebound status is remanded to ensure that the appellant receives every possible consideration, including a new VA examination.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a cardiac disability and an initial compensable rating for hypertensive vascular disease to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and remanded the other claims for further development.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for supraventricular arrhythmia, chronic paronychia, psoriasis and rosacea (claimed as skin condition), pulmonary nodules, and valvular heart disease.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for a bladder/bowel control disability and testicular disability as they were already granted. The claim for exposure to burn pits and toxic equipment fires was denied, while other claims were remanded for further consideration.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus Type II, hypertension, bilateral femoral stents for peripheral vascular disease (PVD), and heart disability, but denied service connection for Parkinson's disease.

The Board granted an effective date of August 6, 2021 for service connection for heart disease based on the Veteran's exposure to chemicals in service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, a heart disability, and a respiratory disability due to outstanding service treatment records and insufficient medical evidence.

The Board granted service connection for ischemic heart disease, prostate cancer, and bone cancer as due to herbicide exposure under the PACT Act. The claims for the heart disability and prostate cancer prior to August 10, 2022, were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for coronary artery disease to obtain an addendum opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's PTSD and his heart condition.

The Board granted an effective date of March 8, 2024 for the grant of service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus but denied earlier effective dates for atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure. The other claims were remanded.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) prior to July 2, 2023.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to July 25, 2023, for service connection of arteriosclerotic heart disease.

The Board denied service connection for ischemic heart disease (IHD) for purposes of establishing entitlement to retroactive benefits as a Nehmer class member.