Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for coronary artery disease, prostate cancer, and hypothyroidism prior to August 10, 2022.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to April 22, 2021, for the grant of service connection for coronary artery disease.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD) and a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) due to CAD alone prior to September 9, 2013.

The Board remands the matter for an opinion on whether the Veteran's heart disability is secondary to his service-connected generalized anxiety disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a heart disorder and entitlement to TDIU due to insufficient evidence.

The appeal for service connection for cervical spine disease with radicular arm pain and bilateral first metatarsophalangeal degenerative joint disease was dismissed as there was no final decision to appeal. The claims were granted in a subsequent rating decision.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as the evidence did not support a finding that his CVA or other conditions were related to his military service.

The Board remands the claims for additional development, including obtaining retrospective medical opinions to determine the severity of the Veteran's service-connected conditions during specific periods.

The Veteran's service connection for asthma was denied, but a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from October 11, 2017 was granted.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for a heart, eye, and neck condition to the AOJ for further development due to non-compliance with previous remand instructions.

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

The Board granted service connection for myocardial infarction with coronary artery disease due to exposure to environmental toxins during Gulf War service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease, to include as due to asbestos exposure, for further development of the record.

The Board granted service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The issues of entitlement to service connection for hypertension and GERD were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a heart disorder, bilateral ingrown toenails, bilateral flatfeet, thoracolumbar spine disorder, and sleep apnea to verify the Veteran's duty status during certain periods of service.

The Board denied service connection for type II diabetes, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, GERD, liver cancer, heart disability, skin cancer, sinusitis, and a heart disability on the basis that there was no evidence to support an in-service incurrence or continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and a heart disability due to deficiencies in the evidence regarding direct and secondary service connection.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a heart disability and respiratory disability, as well as the TDIU claim, to ensure that VA's duty to assist is properly fulfilled.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and ischemic heart disease, both presumed to be due to exposure to herbicide agents during the Veteran's active duty in Vietnam.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and special monthly compensation based on need for regular aid and attendance due to missing or newly discovered relevant official service department records that existed but were not associated with the claims file when previous rating decisions were issued, as well as potential clear and unmistakable error in those decisions.