Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for lumbar radiculopathy with foot drop, left lower extremity, obstructive sleep apnea, and coronary artery disease status post myocardial infarction to provide a VA examination and obtain outstanding SSA records.

The Board denied service connection for a cardiac disability, blood clots, and a right knee disability as the evidence did not support a nexus to service or service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for right shoulder arthritis, left shoulder arthritis, left wrist arthritis, left foot arthritis, and heart disability, to include coronary artery disease (CAD), as the evidence was approximately evenly balanced in favor of the Veteran. The claims for diabetes mellitus and kidney disability were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for all the conditions claimed by the Veteran, as there was no competent medical evidence of a current disability during the appeal period.

The Board denied several claims for service connection and higher ratings, granted service connection for a right knee disability and a right wrist disability as secondary to the service-connected right little finger, fifth metacarpal, degenerative arthritis, and remanded other claims.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a disability rating in excess of 60 percent for coronary artery disease (CAD) post coronary artery bypass graft (CABG).

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, type II, and hypertension. The claims for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and other conditions were denied or remanded.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due exclusively to service connected arteriosclerotic heart disease, effective July 20, 2020.

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for a mental health disorder, claimed as anxiety and depression, is dismissed. The claims for service connection for heart disease, hypertension, cerebrovascular accident (CVA), bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, chronic kidney disease, atrial fibrillation with cardiac pacemaker, testicular hypofunction, and chronic pain syndrome are denied.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease and denied an increased rating for adjustment disorder with anxiety, while granting an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for adjustment disorder with anxiety.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and an initial rating of 30 percent for arteriosclerotic heart disease (CAD) with presence of coronary angioplasty implant and graft. Other claims were denied.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, renal cyst, renal toxicity, and coronary artery disease (CAD) as secondary to the service-connected conditions. Scleroderma was denied.

The Veteran's claim for presumptive service connection for hypertension is granted, while the claims for service connection for a cardiovascular disease and shortness of breath are remanded.

The Board denied initial disability ratings in excess of 30 percent prior to September 21, 2023, and 60 percent thereafter for bradycardia with CAD, but granted a temporary total evaluation from January 15, 2023 to February 15, 2023.

The Board denied service connection for a headache disorder, head injury, hypothyroidism, and heart disorder as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service or a service-connected disability.

The Board granted service connection for non-obstructive coronary artery disease and denied service connection for a heart attack and valvular heart disease.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for soft tissue carcinoma, kidney condition, and heart condition(s) due to inadequate VA medical opinions.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for cause of death due to the inextricably intertwined pending issues of entitlement to service connection.

The Board granted service connection for non-obstructive coronary artery disease and denied service connection for a heart attack and valvular heart disease.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, heart disability, liver disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, and bilateral pes planus. The appeal seeking service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a right knee disability, and a left knee disability was dismissed.