Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for a respiratory condition and an eye condition, but denied service connection for a heart condition and a skin condition.

The Board remands the service connection claims for a right knee disorder, left knee disorder, heart disorder, hypertension, and bilateral hearing loss due to the need for additional evidence.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss with an effective date of September 6, 2022, and also granted service connection for coronary artery disease, peripheral artery disease, and bilateral carotid artery stenosis. The initial rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and ischemic heart disease from June 29, 2012, and a 30 percent rating for ischemic heart disease. The claim for an increased rating higher than 20 percent for diabetes mellitus was denied.

The Board granted readjudication of the claim for a right foot disability and denied claims for service connection for headache disorder, erectile dysfunction, diabetes, gout, hypertension, heart disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, peripheral arterial disease, back disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and remanded several other claims.

The Board remands the claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for coronary artery disease and posttraumatic stress disorder to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for scarlet fever and a heart disability based on new and relevant evidence, but remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for scarlet and/or rheumatic fever and a heart disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including posttraumatic stress disorder, heart disorder, low back disorder, neck disorder, traumatic brain injury, left knee fracture to include a strain with osteoarthritis, and sleep apnea.

The appeal for an effective date earlier than August 21, 2007, for the award of service connection for coronary artery disease has been dismissed.

The Board granted an effective date of August 24, 2021, for the grant of service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease) and ischemic heart disease.

The Board granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) but denied an increased rating for the service-connected heart disability and a compensable evaluation for the post sternotomy scar.

The Board granted service connection for cardiovascular disease, including coronary artery disease and stable angina, to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and insomnia disorder.

The appeal for service connection for heart conditions was dismissed due to untimeliness, and the claim for renal disease was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for tinea pedis with onychomycosis and remanded issues related to a higher rating, special monthly compensation, and TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for right shoulder strain, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor. The other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder, resolving any reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for coronary artery disease and aortic aneurysm, both granted in 2023.

The Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease renders him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for ischemic heart disease, on bases other than the PACT Act, due to a lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board denied service connection for coronary artery disease, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, and diabetes mellitus, type II, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to March 14, 2017.