Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The appeal was partially granted by reopening the claim for service connection for Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) but denied for both conditions.

The appeal for service connection for a respiratory disability and heart disability was dismissed due to the Veteran's passing in February 2025.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's motion to revise or reverse on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) a past rating decision that denied service connection for ischemic heart disease due to insufficient specificity in the allegations.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety disorder, high blood pressure (hypertension), atherosclerotic heart disease, type II diabetes mellitus, and diabetic neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities. The effective date for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was also denied.

The Board granted a non-compensable rating for hypertension prior to December 17, 2024, and a compensable rating of 10 percent from that date. Service connection was also granted for heart disability manifested by hypertensive heart disease as secondary to hypertension, but denied for residuals of a stroke and diabetes.

The Board denied a compensable rating for hypertension and an earlier effective date prior to June 10, 2015 for the grant of service connection for coronary artery disease.

The Board denied service connection for coronary artery disease, prostate cancer, and hypothyroidism prior to August 10, 2022.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to April 22, 2021, for the grant of service connection for coronary artery disease.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD) and a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) due to CAD alone prior to September 9, 2013.

The Board remands the matter for an opinion on whether the Veteran's heart disability is secondary to his service-connected generalized anxiety disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a heart disorder and entitlement to TDIU due to insufficient evidence.

The appeal for service connection for cervical spine disease with radicular arm pain and bilateral first metatarsophalangeal degenerative joint disease was dismissed as there was no final decision to appeal. The claims were granted in a subsequent rating decision.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as the evidence did not support a finding that his CVA or other conditions were related to his military service.

The Board remands the claims for additional development, including obtaining retrospective medical opinions to determine the severity of the Veteran's service-connected conditions during specific periods.

The Veteran's service connection for asthma was denied, but a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from October 11, 2017 was granted.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for a heart, eye, and neck condition to the AOJ for further development due to non-compliance with previous remand instructions.

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

The Board granted service connection for myocardial infarction with coronary artery disease due to exposure to environmental toxins during Gulf War service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease, to include as due to asbestos exposure, for further development of the record.

The Board granted service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The issues of entitlement to service connection for hypertension and GERD were remanded.