Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for various knee and ankle disabilities, as well as associated scars. The issues have not been decided yet.

Your claim for service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease, including cardiomyopathy with shortness of breath, has been dismissed as moot because your spouse's appeal was granted in a previous rating decision.

The Veteran's claim for an initial 30 percent rating, but no higher, for coronary artery disease, status post myocardial infarction is being remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent rating for atherosclerotic heart disease is denied because there is no evidence of chronic congestive heart failure or LVEF less than 30% prior to March 27, 2018.

The Veteran's hypertensive heart disease with atrial fibrillation is granted on a direct causation basis due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service in Vietnam.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and no jurisdiction remains for the merits of any claims.

The Board dismissed all the issues of entitlement to service connection for various conditions as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal as it pertains to service connection for various conditions.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for coronary artery disease was denied. The case is remanded due to the need to consider an effective date prior to January 21, 2020, for service connection of PTSD and MDD.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and dismissed the remaining claims. The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is found to be at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected left and right ankle disabilities, left and right knee disabilities, right shoulder disability, lumbar spine disability, and depression.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD, erectile dysfunction, and a heart condition has been withdrawn by the Veteran through his authorized representative.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss, narcolepsy, migraine headaches, memory loss, bilateral eye condition, depression, and heart condition have all been denied as there is no current evidence of these conditions.,The Board found that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for a disability rating under 38 C.F.R. § 3.385 for left ear hearing loss.

The Board has dismissed the appeal of entitlement to service connection for valvular heart disease due to its withdrawal by the Veteran. The claims of service connection for a respiratory disability, pes planus, and left ear hearing loss are being remanded.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service connected due to herbicide exposure. The heart disability, including the heart block and implanted cardiac pacemaker, is also granted as secondary to his service-connected hypertension and diabetes mellitus.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for PTSD, heart condition secondary to PTSD, and TDIU prior to May 18, 2022 due to inadequate examination reports and incomplete information about employment history.

The Veteran's entitlement to a disability rating of 100 percent for coronary artery disease is granted, as his METs score was less than or equal to 3, resulting in dyspnea, fatigue, angina, dizziness, or syncope.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus, type II due to a lack of in-service event or injury relative to these conditions and insufficient evidence linking them to service.

The Board found that the reduction of the Veteran's coronary artery disease (CAD) rating from 30 percent to 10 percent, effective March 1, 2022, was proper due to a clear and unmistakable error in the original rating.

The Veteran's appeal concerning service connection for heart condition and high blood pressure has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his educational background and work experience, warranting the grant of TDIU.