Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Veteran's heart disability, including coronary artery disease and ischemic heart disease, was rated at 60% effective May 19, 2014. The Board granted this rating based on the medical evidence showing that the Veteran met the criteria for a 60% disability since May 19, 2014.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for his service-connected conditions, including arteriosclerotic heart disease, anterior body scar, left lower extremity scar, right lower extremity scar, and hemorrhagic stroke residuals, as well as entitlement to Dependents' Educational Assistance prior to August 4, 2023, and total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU), are being remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors in the examination records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease, finding that there is no current diagnosis of a heart condition and that the evidence does not support a link to military service.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to December 11, 2014, for the grant of service connection for coronary artery disease was denied. The Board found that the October 2013 VA treatment records did not constitute new and material evidence as they did not relate to an in-service event or a medical link to service.

The Veteran's service-connected ischemic heart disease was restored to a 100% disability rating from March 27, 2017 to May 29, 2018 due to evidence indicating improvement in the condition under ordinary conditions of life.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for diabetes, coronary artery disease, hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to errors in duty to assist. The Veteran's service connection claims are being reviewed again with additional examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development regarding potential exposure to PFAS firefighting foam and for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his shoulder conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus type II, acne vulgaris and acne keloidalis nuchae, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation from September 30, 2009 to March 28, 2019.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and opinion regarding service connection for COPD, bladder cancer, and a heart condition.

The Veteran's claim for an extra-schedular TDIU prior to January 31, 2018 is remanded due to insufficient evidence of unemployability by reason of service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues with hypertension and its relationship to service, as well as right shoulder pain.

The Board has granted service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus, kidney disease, hypertension, a heart disorder (atrial fibrillation and coronary artery disease status post CABG), right knee amputation, and left knee amputation all related to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart disability, finding that his current heart condition is not related to his exposure to herbicide agents during service. The evidence did not establish a nexus between his heart disability and service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart condition, finding that there is no evidence of aggravation during service and no current disability.

The Board denied service connection for febrile malnutrition, headaches, a heart condition (chest pain), and vertigo as there is no current evidence of these conditions at any time during or proximate to the period on appeal.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of service connection for a heart disability was denied as he did not file a formal or informal claim prior to May 28, 2015.

The Board has remanded the claims for ischemic heart disease and peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities due to potential exposure to toxins during service, including herbicide agents.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for a TDIU for the period beginning October 19, 2023, as it was fully granted. The claim is remanded to consider whether entitlement to a TDIU during the one-year lookback period prior to October 19, 2023, is warranted on an extraschedular basis.

The Board has remanded the service connection claim for chest pain, including costochondritis and coronary artery disease, due to new evidence received after the May 2022 rating decision. The Veteran's service treatment records document complaints of chest pain during his military service. He is currently diagnosed with congestive heart failure and coronary artery disease. A VA examination is needed to address the current diagnoses related to chest pain and their relationship to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that new and relevant evidence did not support readjudication of these claims. The TDIU claim was also denied as the Veteran's single service-connected condition (hiatal hernia) did not render him unemployable.