Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected PTSD, as the evidence did not show that the veteran was unemployable solely due to his PTSD.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension, a heart condition, and a back condition due to unresolved issues requiring further clarification.

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

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

The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for hemorrhoids was denied, but the claim for TDIU from December 15, 2020 to September 1, 2022 was granted.

The veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus, type II were granted with an effective date of March 25, 2022. The claim for headache disability was denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for anxiety, arteriosclerotic heart disease with congestive heart failure and implanted cardiac pacemaker, and hypertension as further development is necessary to obtain adequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the claim for a higher rating for coronary artery disease to correct a deficiency regarding the competency of the VA examiner who provided the January 2023 examination.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 15, 2020 for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance. The claim for a higher rating for panic disorder was denied.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease, which is presumed to be related to the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for a psychiatric disability, bilateral foot pain, heart condition, and hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for hypothyroidism but dismissed the appeals for coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and coronary artery disease under the PACT Act, but remanded other issues due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD) was dismissed as the benefit sought on appeal has been granted in full.

The Board granted service connection for a left ankle disability but denied it for a heart disability.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and remanded the claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. 1151 for various conditions, as well as other service connection claims.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of diabetes, heart disability, hypertension, kidney disease, and GERD due to inadequate medical opinions.

The veteran's heart condition is service-connected. The claim for diabetes and TDIU are remanded.

The veteran is granted a 10% disability rating for a chest scar but the claims for higher ratings for coronary artery disease and service connection for COPD are remanded.

The veteran's claim for service connection of a heart condition was denied. The veteran was granted an increased disability rating for their lumbar spine condition and radiculopathy in both lower extremities, but denied a higher rating for the lumbar spine condition and temporary total disability rating.