Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2002

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, PTSD, and a heart disorder. The Board found that the veteran does not have right ear hearing loss by VA standards and his left ear hearing loss is not related to his period of active service. His heart disorder is also not related to his period of active service or his service-connected depressive neurosis.

The Board denied service connection for a heart disorder as secondary to service-connected bilateral varicose veins, but granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder and assigned an effective date of June 27, 2002.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD) as secondary to his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), finding that new and material evidence has been submitted.

The Board denied service connection for vertigo, a heart disorder, nicotine dependence, and lung disorder secondary to nicotine dependence. The veteran's claims were not found to be supported by the evidence of record.

The VA determined that the veteran's additional disability was not caused by negligence or fault on the part of VA, and thus denied his claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The veteran's disabilities render him unable to adequately attend to the needs of daily living without the regular assistance of another person, warranting special monthly pension based on need for regular aid and attendance.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his coronary artery disease and hypertension, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under VA's disability evaluation schedule.

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, respiratory disorder, post-traumatic arthritis, dysentery, and increased rating for shell fragment wound residuals of the left hand for accrued benefits purposes. The evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions are related to active service or any service-connected disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for the cause of his death and entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, finding that there was no evidence linking the causes of death (ischemic heart disease and COPD) to service.

The Board found that a heart disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not otherwise related to such service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for coronary artery disease, which he claims is secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The VA medical opinions provided do not support a link between the veteran's coronary artery disease and his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, residuals of malaria, residuals of yellow jaundice, a heart disability, or prostate cancer.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for status post gastrectomy for duodenal/peptic ulcer disease (PUD) and heart disease, but denied service connection for hypertension. The decision is mixed as some issues were granted while others were not.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, but denied the other claims due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to active duty.

The veteran's claim for payment of medical expenses incurred during July 1998 was granted due to the nature of his heart attack in emergency circumstances where VA facilities were not feasibly available.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for mitral valve disease with postoperative valve replacement and coronary artery disease, as well as subacute bacterial endocarditis, both claimed as due to exposure to herbicides during his military service. The evidence did not support a causal link between these conditions and his service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's heart disorder is reasonably due to or the result of his service-connected psychiatric disability, and thus grants service connection for this condition on a secondary basis.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a heart disability, finding that any current chronic heart disability was not attributable to a disease or injury in service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a right shoulder injury and atherosclerotic heart disease with angina pectoris and essential hypertension, finding no evidence to support these conditions as being related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for heart disease but granted a 20 percent evaluation for the residuals of a gunshot wound to the left knee.