Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board remands the issues for further evidentiary development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling new examinations.

The Board denied entitlement to accrued benefits, including an earlier effective date for service connection for coronary artery disease and adjustment disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease, finding that it is not related to any event, injury, or illness during his military service.

The Board remands the service connection claims for various disabilities due to a lack of information regarding a potential defect in the VA.gov platform and the need for updated treatment records.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for heart disorder and hypothyroidism due to pre-decision duty to assist errors.

The Veteran's service connection for bilateral hearing loss was granted, while claims for other conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome, headaches, a heart disorder, hypertension, irritable colon syndrome, kidney removal, kidney cancer, liver disorder, lung disorder, renal disease, sleep apnea, stomach disorder, and stress disorder were denied.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for hypertension and heart disability, to include ischemic heart disease, under the PACT Act for accrued benefit purposes due to untimeliness of the claim.

The appeal for service connection for prostate cancer and coronary artery disease, claimed as heart disease, has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board remands the claim for a cardiovascular condition to correct a duty to assist error, requiring additional medical opinions that address the Veteran's explicitly argued theories of entitlement.

The appeal was granted for basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and denied for a compensable rating of bilateral hearing loss and hypertension, with the service connection for a heart condition being dismissed.

The Board remands all service connection claims for further development, including obtaining a VA examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's allergic rhinitis, skin condition, and ED.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for a respiratory disability and heart disability for further development.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including non-allergic rhinitis and an acquired psychiatric disorder, and remanded several other claims for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for hypertension, right ankle sprain with ligamentous laxity, right knee scar, and coronary artery disease with hypertensive heart disease. The left knee and right knee patellofemoral syndrome issues were remanded.

The Veteran was denied a TDIU for the period from August 31, 2010, to January 1, 2015, but granted a TDIU for the period from January 1, 2015, to August 16, 2022 (exclusive of the period from September 18, 2017, to December 31, 2017), and was denied special monthly compensation based on housebound status.

The Board granted an effective date of October 2, 2018, for service connection for rheumatoid arthritis and myocardial infarction, also claimed as coronary artery disease.

The Board remands all the issues for further development, including obtaining outstanding VA treatment records and providing additional forms to the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for hemorrhoids, a compensable evaluation for the fracture of the right angle of the mandible, and an increased rating for tinnitus. The claim for service connection for a heart disorder was remanded.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for left and right upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, glaucoma, as well as erectile dysfunction, vertigo, syncope, fatigue, hypertension, prostate cancer, and a heart disability due to the grant of service connection in an August 2024 rating decision.

The Board remands the case to obtain additional evidence related to the Veteran's heart condition, specifically records from private cardiologists and his primary care physician.