Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2003

The Board has determined that the veteran's current heart disorder, diagnosed as Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, was incurred in service and is related to his active duty. Therefore, service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board found no evidence of heart disease or hypertension during service and denied the veteran's claims for service connection. The skin disorder was linked to his service in the Persian Gulf.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected conditions did not cause or contribute to his death, and denied both the claim for service connection for the cause of death and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease, status post myocardial infarction is manifested by a history of repeated anginal attacks and more than sedentary labor is not feasible. The veteran was granted an increased rating to 60 percent.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability and denied the claim.

The Board has granted service connection for coronary artery disease, including as due to nicotine dependence arising in service and/or tobacco use in service, with the condition that this is secondary to diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for heart disease other than hypertension and tachycardia, as well as his claim for a vision disorder secondary to his service-connected hypertension and tachycardia. The evidence did not support current diagnoses of these conditions.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from engaging in substantially gainful employment during the period from July 15, 1997 to April 12, 1999.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection, increased ratings, and TDIU. The appeals were not granted.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal because her substantive appeal was untimely filed, and no request for an extension of time limit for filing the appeal was made.

The Board has determined that the appellant's heart disorder and hypertension were not incurred or aggravated during his active service, and thus cannot be granted service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for a low back disorder and coronary artery disease, finding that the veteran's conditions are related to his military service.

The veteran's death was not caused by his service-connected low back disorder, but rather by non-service-connected conditions such as pneumonia and coronary artery disease. The Board found that the service-connected condition did not cause or contribute substantially to the veteran's death.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and for reopening his claim of arteriosclerotic heart disease with an acute myocardial infarction, finding that new evidence did not meet the criteria to reopen the previously denied claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a heart murmur disability, hypertension, or organic heart disease manifested by hyperlipidemia (elevated cholesterol) due to service connection.

The Board finds that the appellant's claimed disabilities of arthritis, hypertension, heart disease, and hemorrhoids were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions became manifest to a degree of 10 percent within one year after separation from service.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance due to his service-connected hypertensive heart disease, which renders him in need of regular assistance from another person.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of scarlet fever, a heart disorder secondary to scarlet fever, and abdominal pain due to lack of medical evidence of current disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to the appellant's request for a personal hearing. The issues of service connection for coronary artery disease and whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder are pending.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current diagnoses of any of the claimed conditions and there is no evidence linking these conditions to his active service.