Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure with ICD placement, diabetes mellitus, gastroesophageal reflux disease, tinnitus, sinus tachycardia, and cardiomyopathy. The claims for irritable bowel syndrome and an acquired psychiatric disorder were remanded.

The Board granted the reopening of claims for service connection for a heart disorder, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and gout. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a respiratory disorder, heart disorder, diabetes mellitus type II, and hypertension, as well as entitlement to a special monthly pension, due to insufficient evidence regarding in-service exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability, heart disease, and colon cancer as the evidence did not establish that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.

The motion to vacate the Board's 2021 decision denying service connection for ischemic heart disease with atrial fibrillation was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a heart condition, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, chronic, residuals of frostbite to the right and left lower extremities, and a right foot condition due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted an effective date of October 15, 2018, for the award of service connection for coronary artery disease.

The Board granted a 100 percent evaluation for the Veteran's coronary artery disease based on a workload of three or fewer metabolic equivalents (METs) resulting in symptoms of heart failure.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for erectile dysfunction, a heart condition, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral knees was dismissed as it was not timely filed.

The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for hypothyroidism but granted an earlier effective date of January 26, 2022, for the award of service connection for hypothyroidism. The Board also remanded a claim for service connection for valvular heart disease.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection and increased ratings, finding that no evidence supports an earlier date than April 1, 2024.

The Board denied a rating higher than 60 percent for heart disease and a rating higher than 40 percent for bilateral hearing loss, but restored the 60 percent rating for gout effective June 1, 2020. The claims for ratings higher than 30 percent for right shoulder disability were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for coronary artery disease, service connection for bladder cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

The Board denied service connection for a heart disability, right and left upper extremity disabilities (residuals of cold weather injuries), right and left lower extremity disabilities (residuals of cold weather injuries), bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The appeal for service connection for a heart disability and Parkinson's disease was dismissed as a matter of law due to a procedural defect.

The Board denied increased ratings for bladder cancer, heart disease, PTSD, back condition, and sciatic nerve radiculopathy.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease, Type II diabetes, and hypertension under the PACT Act. Peripheral arterial diseases were also granted as secondary to service-connected conditions.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, for purposes of entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC), as further development is necessary.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease as secondary to sleep apnea and denied the other claims on appeal.

The Board granted a 60 percent rating for coronary artery disease from September 1, 2020 to February 22, 2021 and denied earlier effective dates for the assignment of a 100 percent rating for coronary artery bypass surgery and service connection for an anterior chest scar.