Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2026

The Board has granted service connection for coronary artery disease as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's service connection claims for hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and atherosclerotic heart disease are denied. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for hypertension and atherosclerotic heart disease due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Veteran's service connection for Ischemic Heart Disease was improperly severed in a February 2012 rating decision. The Board has now granted the Veteran's motion to revise this decision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate opinion regarding aggravation of alcohol use disorder by service-connected PTSD. The Veteran's death was caused by complications from diabetes and chronic ethanol abuse, with hypertensive heart disease being a significant contributing condition.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a heart condition has been dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for sleep apnea (OSA) and a heart condition due to new evidence being submitted. The Veteran's private medical opinions linking his conditions to service are considered insufficient, and VA examinations have not provided causation opinions.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for heart condition has been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral ankle condition has been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal for service connection for back condition has been denied.,The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral hip condition has been denied.

The Veteran is granted eligibility for specially adapted housing and SMC at the O and R-1 rates effective September 29, 2018.,The Veteran's claim for a special home adaptation grant is dismissed as he is already eligible for specially adapted housing.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to reopen the previously denied claims of service connection for hypertension, cardiomyopathy, congestive heart failure, and hypertensive heart disease. The claims are being remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disability and skin cancer due to herbicide exposure. The claims are being returned for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and verifying surgical procedures.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for his heart conditions was granted on a direct basis, and the effective date is set at November 4, 2009.

The Board has determined that the August 2019 denial of HISA benefits for installing handrails in a swimming pool was defective and incomplete, as it did not provide proper notice of appeal rights. The claim is being remanded to correct these deficiencies.

Service connection is granted for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left foot disability, right foot disability, back disability, and heart condition. Service connection for acquired psychiatric disability remains pending as the evidence is not sufficient to establish a direct service connection.

The Veteran's heart disease, prostate cancer, and bone cancer secondary to prostate cancer have been granted effective dates of October 26, 2021, November 17, 2021, and November 17, 2021, respectively.,A higher level of special monthly compensation (SMC) is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for ischemic heart disease, which is presumed to be related to Agent Orange exposure. The Veteran's cause of death was due to acute kidney injury and aortic valve replacement, both linked to his service-connected ischemic heart disease.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU prior to December 2023 is remanded due to the presence of a 100% disability rating for multiple myeloma starting from December 21, 2023. The Board finds that the Veteran has not met the schedular criteria for a schedular TDIU rating and refers the case for extraschedular consideration.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a new VA examination to determine the current nature and severity of his service-connected coronary artery disease (CAD), status post myocardial infarction and coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), with cardiomegaly, and valvular heart disease. The examiner must address the impact of medication on the Veteran's disability.

The appeals for various conditions, including foot issues, heart disease, diabetes, and migraines have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's tinnitus had onset in service and has persisted since then. The Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's heart condition, rated at 100 percent since July 18, 2023, and his prostate cancer, also rated at 100 percent since January 16, 2020, meet the criteria for SMC Housebound effective July 18, 2023.