Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The appeal for service connection for diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease, a kidney condition, sinus bradycardia, a skin rash, a bladder disability, and an enlarged prostate was dismissed due to the Veteran's untimely filing of a VA Form 10182.

The Board granted an effective date of May 14, 2021, for the award of service connection for coronary artery disease with arteriosclerotic heart disease and a 20 percent rating for colonic adenocarcinoma residuals. The claims for earlier effective dates and higher ratings were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for polycythemia vera, to include as due to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, and granted a TDIU prior to September 11, 2024. The initial disability ratings in excess of 60 percent for the heart condition and a compensable rating for the chest scar were denied.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including a thyroid condition, bilateral foot disability, tinnitus, cervical spine disability, hypertension heart condition, lumbar spine disability, and psychiatric disability, as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred in or related to active service.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from April 14, 2020, to July 9, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease based on a presumption of herbicide exposure during the veteran's active duty.

The Board granted service connection for right knee osteoarthritis and remanded the claim for a heart disability, while denying service connection for left knee osteoarthritis, left ankle strain, and right ankle strain.

The Board denied service connection for coronary artery disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's active military service.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, and remanded the claims for coronary artery disease (CAD) and hypertension due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claims for further development and re-adjudication due to an incomplete records search regarding potential service in Vietnam and inadequate explanation of why certain diagnoses were combined.

The appeals for service connection for PTSD, a heart condition, chloracne, prostate condition, and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy were dismissed as the Veteran's appeal was not timely filed.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his service-connected disabilities were contributory causes.

The Board denied increased ratings for diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, and PTSD, and remanded service connection for ischemic heart disease.

The Board denied service connection for hypothyroidism and eligibility for specially adapted housing, but granted an earlier effective date of June 30, 2009, for the award of service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD). The claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU was remanded.

The Board remands the claims for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for Coronary Artery Disease and an earlier effective date for the award of a 20 percent disability rating for transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder with voiding dysfunction due to insufficient medical evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection based on the current medical findings.

The Board granted service connection for a heart disability, claimed as cardio arteriosclerosis disease (CAD), and bowel incontinence, claimed as rectal drainage.

The appeal for service connection for ischemic heart disease was dismissed due to the absence of a justiciable question.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for cause of death to obtain a medical opinion on whether the Veteran's cause of death was caused by or etiologically related to exposure to multiple vaccinations during service.

The Board denied the claims for an earlier effective date and a higher disability rating for PTSD, as well as a TDIU on an extraschedular basis prior to June 10, 2020.