Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Veteran's GERD is granted a 30 percent rating effective January 31, 2019. The initial rating for CAD remains at 10 percent. A compensable rating for the right inguinal herniorrhaphy is denied. Service connection for the right elbow disability secondary to left knee instability is granted.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for the cause of death and burial benefits due to a lack of medical opinion regarding the Veteran's exposure at Camp Lejeune, which could impact his eligibility for these benefits.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a heart disorder and OSA, as secondary to a heart disorder due to incomplete records and failure to consider all relevant in-service exposures. The Veteran's exposure to PFAS at Robins AFB is acknowledged, but further development is needed to address his COPD and smoking history.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of coronary artery disease, leading to its dismissal.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for coronary artery disease has been dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The VA needs to obtain examination reports and determine if the service-connected conditions meet the criteria for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grant.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for coronary artery disease was dismissed due to his death before a decision could be made.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not result in loss or use of a hand, foot, permanent impairment of both eyes, severe burn injury, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ankylosis of a knee or hip. Therefore, the Veteran is denied financial assistance for automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus and a heart condition due to insufficient information in the record, particularly regarding the relationship between his current health issues and his service-connected hypertension.

The Board has remanded all claims due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's heart disability, lower back, left knee, right ankle, and right hand disabilities. The claims are being returned to the AOJ for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for coronary heart disease is being remanded due to the need to obtain his service treatment records, which were not fully obtained before the April 2020 rating decision.

The Veteran's service connection claims for hypertensive heart disease, chest condition, left arm condition, right arm condition, left knee condition, right knee condition, and acquired psychiatric disorder are all granted.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of his coronary artery disease was granted in April 2024, and the Board found that eligibility to attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the April 2025 rating decision is now granted.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for peripheral neuropathy, left and right lower extremities due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran's ischemic heart disease is rated at 10 percent.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to determine the current level of severity of his coronary artery disease, as the November 2024 VA examination report was inadequate.

The Board has granted service connection for coronary artery disease and denied service connection for Parkinson's disease.

The Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease contributed substantially and materially to his death from metastasized malignant neoplasm of the esophagus. The Board finds that this condition was a contributory cause of death.

The Board has decided that service connection for a heart condition is granted. However, the claim of service connection for hypertension is remanded due to insufficient medical evidence.

The Veteran is granted SMC under both 38 U.S.C. § 1114(o) and additional monthly allowance based on need for regular aid and attendance under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(r)(1). The grants are due to separate service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's service connection for multiple myeloma and heart disorder on a presumptive basis as Agent Orange-related diseases is granted.,Service connection for chronic kidney disease, which was found to be secondary to the now-service-connected multiple myeloma, is also granted.