Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Veteran's heart disability is rated at 100% prior to June 9, 2016. He also has other service-connected disabilities that independently rate at 60% or more from March 16, 2015. The Board granted SMC at the housebound rate for these conditions.

The Veteran's heart disease, including atrial fibrillation, is granted as service connected due to herbicide agent exposure during his active duty in Korea.

The Veteran's ischemic heart disease is characterized by a workload of 3 METs or less resulting in angina, and the Board has granted a 100 percent disability rating for this condition. The issue of total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is remanded.

The Board has denied an initial compensable rating for hypertension and remanded the issue of service connection for a heart disability due to insufficient evidence showing required blood pressure readings.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection, effective dates, and ratings related to coronary artery disease with chronic congestive heart failure, erectile dysfunction, loss of use of a creative organ, and epididymo-orchitis due to outstanding VA treatment records.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his heart condition is denied, and he is granted individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's death was not service-connected, and the Appellant did not meet the criteria for VA burial benefits as her father had no pending claims at the time of his death.

The Board has determined that there is pre-decisional error in the decision on appeal regarding service connection for coronary artery disease and requires a VA examination to address the Veteran's claim.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring VA examinations and medical opinions addressing his heart disease, stroke residuals, seizure disorder, and partial blindness.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to duty-to-assist errors, and a new VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's heart condition is related to service.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection of hypertension is denied. The Veteran's initial disability ratings for heart disability are granted, but the appeals for higher initial disability ratings within specific time periods are denied.

The Veteran's service connection claim for coronary artery disease, post bypass surgery (claimed as ischemic heart disease due to Agent Orange exposure) is being remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

Service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and prostate cancer is granted. Service connection for heart condition is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection of multiple conditions due to the appellant's death.

The Board found that the reduction of the Veteran's disability rating for his service-connected coronary artery disease from 30 to 0 percent was improper and restored the original 30 percent rating.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease status-post myocardial infarctions (heart attacks) is being remanded due to the AOJ not providing notice of his right to a hearing prior to the February 2022 rating action. The Board will ensure the Veteran has a reasonable period to respond and then readjudicate the claim based on the record.

The Board has found that the AOJ did not properly verify the Veteran's claimed exposure to herbicide agents in Okinawa, Japan. The case is being remanded for further verification of this claim.

The Veteran's service connection claim for coronary artery disease with stent implants is granted due to a positive nexus opinion linking the condition to his in-service exposure to particulate matter, including from burn pits.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service-connected.,Service connection is also granted for hypothyroidism, prostate cancer, and diabetes mellitus type II due to in-service herbicide exposure. Ischemic heart disease remains denied.