Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for sleep apnea with asthma, while remanding several other claims for further development.

The Board granted a 50 percent disability rating for headaches, an earlier effective date of January 2, 2020, for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance due to coronary artery disease with chronic congestive heart failure, and other forms of special monthly compensation.

The Board granted service connection for AICD as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected sarcoidosis (cardiac sarcoid), effective October 11, 2022. The unspecified insomnia disorder claim was remanded for further development.

The Veteran was granted an initial 10 percent rating for sinusitis prior to September 22, 2020, and a 30 percent rating thereafter. A 20 percent rating was also granted for hypertension throughout the period on appeal.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a heart condition, neurological disorder affecting the feet, Parkinson's disease, and entitlement to a total disability rating for individual unemployability due to duty to assist errors.

The appeal was dismissed for lack of a justiciable case or controversy, and the Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, a heart disorder, and traumatic brain injury (TBI), as well as an increased rating for adjustment disorder with anxious mood due to insufficient evidence of current disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and ischemic heart disease, both presumed to be due to exposure to herbicides during the Veteran's active service in Thailand.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus, a heart condition, and hypertension, secondary to the service-connected heart condition.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for all issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review this appeal.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

Service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted due to diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease, which are presumed to be related to herbicide exposure during service.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a myocardial infarction to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding its relationship to active service, including as secondary to service-connected hypertension.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for ischemic heart disease, coronary artery disease, status post myocardial infarction with automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator.

The Board remands the matter for a retrospective opinion regarding the severity of the Veteran's CAD, as the previous opinion was not fully adequate.

The Board granted service connection for a G6PD deficiency, remanded claims for hypertension, heart condition, and prostate condition.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a higher rating for heart disability and TDIU due to further development needed.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for PTSD and service connection for tinnitus, while denying service connection for bilateral hearing loss. Other claims were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tension headaches, bilateral hearing loss, and a heart condition to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tension headaches, bilateral hearing loss, and a heart condition to obtain additional medical opinions.