Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, lung disability, and heart disability. The claims for migraines/sinus headaches, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, and sleep apnea were remanded for further development.

The appeal for restoration of a 100 percent rating for coronary artery disease and special monthly compensation based on housebound status was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or an earlier effective date.

The Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease on its own prevents him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment, allowing for an earlier effective date of May 23, 2016 for the award of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the statutory housebound criteria.

The Board granted an effective date of August 1, 2021, for the award of dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) based on direct service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, and for entitlement to Dependency Education Assistance (DEA) benefits.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to a need for additional evidence, specifically outstanding military personnel records and service treatment records, as well as an adequate medical opinion.

The Board denied a compensable rating for chronic urticaria and a rating more than 10 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis, while remanding claims for service connection for heart disease, anxiety condition, back strain, bilateral shin splints, left knee condition, right knee condition, left shoulder condition, and right shoulder condition.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a heart disability and left knee disability to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board denied increased ratings for hypertension, coronary artery disease and stable angina, and diabetes mellitus type II but granted separate evaluations for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, a heart disability, and a right eye disability other than cataract but granted service connection for a right eye cataract due to the Veteran's exposure to non-ionizing radiation in service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus II, heart disease, hypertension, and a skin/rash disorder as there was no evidence to support that these conditions were related to his military service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for ischemic heart disease to confirm exposure to Agent Orange and obtain a more adequate medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for a skin disorder diagnosed as seborrheic keratosis, and increased the rating for ischemic heart disease (IHD) to 60 percent from June 8, 2021. Other claims were denied.

The appeal seeking revision or reversal of a May 2018 rating decision in which the AOJ failed to properly adjudicate the issue of entitlement to service connection for valvular heart disease on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) is dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and remanded claims for coronary artery disease (CAD) and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including as secondary to tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for several conditions, including diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy, but denied increased ratings for intervertebral disc syndrome and other conditions.

The Board denied service connection for ischemic heart disease, finding no credible evidence of a current disability during the Veteran's lifetime.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychological condition and a heart disability, to include hypertensive heart disease. The claims for aortic stenosis with aortic valve replacement and interstitial lung disease were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and heart disability, but denied a higher rating for the right ring finger disability and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for thyroid cancer and coronary artery disease due to a need for further development regarding in-service radiation exposure.