Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board granted a disability rating of 50 percent for major depressive disorder and a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to the Veteran's service-connected heart conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a heart disability and hypertension as they are inextricably intertwined with an ongoing claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, cervical spine disorder, lumbar spine disorder, right knee disorder, and heart disorder to cure pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diverticulitis, heart disease, peripheral neuropathy, rheumatoid arthritis, and sleep apnea due to inadequate development of evidence regarding in-service toxic exposures.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a need for further evidence and an addendum opinion.

The Board granted increased ratings for headaches, CAD, PTSD, and lumbar strain with arthritis, while denying increased ratings for hypertension and diabetes mellitus, type II, with erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied service connection for restless leg syndrome and hyperlipidemia, and remanded claims for chronic kidney disease, kidney cyst, coronary artery disease with RCA stent implants, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, a skin condition, GERD, hypothyroidism, Raynaud's syndrome, and sleep apnea.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection for CAD, headaches, an eye condition, and vertigo to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claim for a heart disorder to correct pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed heart disorders.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation under 38 U.S.C. 1318, as there was no evidence linking the Veteran's service or any service-connected disability to his cause of death.

The Board denied the claim for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) based on service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as there was no evidence to support a finding that any of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities were related to his death.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD), secondary to hypertension, based on the evidence indicating that CAD is at least as likely as not due to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.

The Board remands the case for additional development, including obtaining outstanding medical records and scheduling a new VA examination to address the current severity of the Veteran's heart disability.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for COPD and remanded the claims for service connection for a heart disorder and chronic kidney disease.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for heart conditions with pacemaker, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and his active duty or service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis.

The Board granted service connection for a heart disorder, diagnosed as CAD, for the purposes of accrued and substitution benefits.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and special monthly compensation at the statutory housebound rate.

The claims are remanded to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the relevant decisions on appeal.

The Veteran's tinnitus and hypertension were granted service connection, while the claims for a kidney condition, heart condition, and bilateral eye condition were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease, basal cell carcinoma, and scarring as secondary to basal cell carcinoma. It also granted a 10 percent rating for hypertension and atrioventricular block with implantable pacemaker, but denied higher ratings.