Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2026

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for heart disease and special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran's claim is being remanded to obtain additional medical records, including those from Greenfield Hospital and Community North Hospital.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities not rendering him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment prior to February 28, 2018.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of a medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's heart condition, which is related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and determined that July 30, 2012 is the earliest effective date allowed. The decision does not address any other issues or provide a rating assigned.

The Veteran's cardiac and right hip disabilities are remanded for further development as the Board finds a duty-to-assist error in the initial decision.

The Veteran's service-connected degenerative arthritis with lumbosacral strain and related disabilities, including PTSD, are granted effective April 11, 2024. The Veteran also received a 50% rating for his PTSD.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's service connection claim for coronary artery disease is granted due to exposure to Agent Orange during active service.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple service-connected conditions, including chronic sinusitis, chronic fatigue syndrome, bilateral restless leg syndrome, generalized anxiety disorder, persistent depressive disorder, somatic symptom disorder, lumbosacral strain (claimed as pain of lumbar spine), left sciatic radicular pain, right sciatic radicular pain, tremors of the hands, chronic headaches, coronary heart disease, dermatosis hands, functional abdominal pain syndrome/abdominal pain and bloating, right ear sensorineural hearing loss, and left ear sensorineural hearing loss. The Board has remanded these issues for further development.,The Veteran's appeal involves multiple service-connected conditions, including chronic sinusitis, chronic fatigue syndrome, bilateral restless leg syndrome, generalized anxiety disorder, persistent depressive disorder, somatic symptom disorder, lumbosacral strain (claimed as pain of lumbar spine), left sciatic radicular pain, right sciatic radicular pain, tremors of the hands, chronic headaches, coronary heart disease, dermatosis hands, functional abdominal pain syndrome/abdominal pain and bloating, right ear sensorineural hearing loss, and left ear sensorineural hearing loss. The Board has remanded these issues for further development.

The Veteran's claims for an effective date prior to July 14, 2022, for service connection of heart disability and diabetes have been dismissed due to res judicata. The Board has no jurisdiction over these appeals.,The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for heart disability was also dismissed as res judicata. The Board has no jurisdiction over this appeal.,The Veteran's claims for an effective date prior to July 14, 2022, for service connection of diabetes and prostate problem have been dismissed due to res judicata. The Board has no jurisdiction over these appeals.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted entitlement to Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart condition, right upper extremity weakness secondary to stroke, left upper extremity weakness secondary to stroke, right lower extremity weakness secondary to stroke, left lower extremity weakness secondary to stroke, difficulty swallowing (right cranial nerve), difficulty swallowing (left cranial nerve), and bowel dysfunction have been denied.,The effective dates for the establishment of service connection for these conditions are fixed at October 17, 2023.

The Veteran's ischemic heart disease is granted as service connected due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his military service in the Philippines.

The Veteran's ischemic heart disease is granted as service connected due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his military service in the Philippines.

The Board has granted service connection for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with hypertensive heart disease and post stent placement, as well as diabetes mellitus, type II, due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during the Veteran's service in Thailand.

The Veteran's service-connected loss of use of hands and coronary artery disease have been granted, leading to the award of higher level SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(r)(2).

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the cause of death and its relation to service. The Appellant needs to provide additional private treatment records, and a VA clinician will need to review these records to determine if the Veteran's cause of death was misdiagnosed or related to in-service exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The Board denied the claim for TDIU, finding that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's entitlement to increased evaluations for various service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus, has been granted. The effective date for these increases is September 24, 2013.

The Veteran's ischemic heart disease is granted as service connected due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his military service in the Philippines.