Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded several other claims, including those for essential tremors (parkinsonism), psychiatric disability, hypothyroidism, hearing loss, ischemic heart disease, pulmonary/ respiratory disability, blood clots, and aortic aneurysm.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board dismissed all issues.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease (CAD) as secondary to herbicide exposure, but denied service connection for left and right upper extremity neuropathy.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease), and type 2 diabetes mellitus as there was no evidence of exposure to Agent Orange or other herbicides during the Veteran's service in Okinawa.

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD, diabetes mellitus, type II, and hypothyroidism while granting increased ratings for peripheral neuropathy in the right and left lower extremities, hearing loss (left ear), and a compensable evaluation for scars, burns (2nd degree).

The Veteran was granted an effective date of January 2, 2011 for a total rating based on individual unemployability and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance. The claims for higher ratings and earlier effective dates were denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation due to a pre-decisional error in not obtaining a medical opinion.

The Board remands the claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person due to a duty to assist error in the prior VA examination.

The Board denied increased ratings for GERD, left knee disability, and migraine headache disorder but granted a 30 percent rating for heart condition.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 17, 2021 for the grant of entitlement to individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and restored a 50 percent rating for other unspecified anxiety disorder and a 10 percent disability rating for hypertension.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 31, 2021, for the award of a 60 percent disability rating for service-connected status post coronary artery bypass surgery for coronary heart disease with acute, subacute, or old myocardial infarction.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for hypertension, coronary artery disease (CAD), diabetes mellitus, type I and II, right foot osteoarthritis, headaches, steatosis, and diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for coronary artery disease to obtain additional evidence, including private treatment records.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for coronary artery disease and hypertension due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and the need to verify the Veteran's service in Thailand.

The Board remands the claim for an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for ischemic heart disease due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as the Veteran had filed a new claim with an allegation of worsening condition.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a gynecological disability, heart disability, and bilateral knee disability to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, specifically related to in-service exposure to ionizing radiation.

The Board granted an initial 100 percent rating for coronary artery disease with congestive heart failure valvular heart disease status post coronary artery bypass graft, prior to August 9, 2023.