Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for ischemic heart disease, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, headaches, and other conditions as the evidence did not support a finding that these disabilities were incurred in or caused by service, to include due to exposure to an herbicide agent.

The Board denied an increased rating for diabetes mellitus, type II and ischemic heart disease (IHD), status post stent.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus, and obstructive sleep apnea to obtain additional evidence.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, coronary artery disease, hypertension (under the PACT Act), erectile dysfunction as secondary to diabetes, and diabetic nephropathy. The claims for depression, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy were denied.

The Board granted service connection for a heart disability effective January 31, 2023.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, heart disability, lung disability, and sleep apnea as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including skin disability, hypertension, depression as secondary to prostate cancer, ischemic heart disease and coronary artery disease, prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus type II, thoracic aorta disabilities, sexual dysfunction, prostatitis, and cardiomegaly, due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted an effective date of December 1, 2000, for the award of Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) based on service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, coronary artery disease, scar status post coronary artery bypass graft, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension.

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 Veteran's service-connected atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease status post coronary artery bypass graft has prevented him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment since November 20, 2023.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors and ensure all relevant evidence is considered.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, right and left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and coronary artery disease based on herbicide exposure in Thailand.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for coronary artery disease for a VA examination to determine its likely cause.

The Board granted service connection for a heart disability, to include coronary artery disease, based on the evidence of record.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, diverticulitis, obstructive sleep apnea, and benign prostate hypertrophy to ensure adequate medical opinions are obtained.

The Board denied service connection for asthma, COPD, hemorrhoids, a heart condition, left wrist and thumb conditions, right forearm/elbow condition, lower extremity peripheral neuropathies, and upper extremity peripheral neuropathies as there was no evidence of an in-service event, injury, or disease relevant to these conditions and a nexus between any such occurrence and the present diseases.

The Board granted the restoration of a 60 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected CAD, status post CABG, effective April 1, 2017.

The Board denied service connection for right and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, hypertension, CAD, and the Veteran's cause of death. The claims for a survivor's pension were also remanded.

The Board remands the case for a retrospective opinion from a cardiologist or other heart specialist to address the severity of the Veteran's ischemic heart disease (IHD) prior to June 27, 2019.