Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2005

The Board has determined that the veteran's heart disorder was not incurred or aggravated by service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The VA determined that the veteran's rheumatic heart disease does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent, as it is no more than minimally symptomatic and does not result in loss of workload capacity.

The Board has determined that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and therefore denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board found that the veteran's arteriosclerotic heart disease with hypertension is not related to his service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's coronary artery disease began during his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran's right carotid artery stenosis was already compensated as part of his service-connected arteriosclerotic coronary artery disease, and a separate evaluation for the stenosis is not warranted.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VCAA notice and will need to provide proper notification before making a decision on service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion on whether hypertension is related to service and issuing a Statement of the Case (SOC) regarding earlier effective dates.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for heart disease due to new evidence. However, there is no evidence of a chest injury in service or current residuals thereof, and thus service connection for residuals of a chest injury cannot be granted. The veteran's pleurisy remains noncompensable.

The VA determined that the veteran's current heart disease is not related to a heart murmur diagnosed at his separation from service, and more likely due to risk factors such as age, open-heart surgery, diabetes, hypertension, and family history of coronary artery disease.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, lung cancer, alcoholism, and a psychiatric disorder, all claimed as secondary to tobacco use or abuse of alcohol during service. The effective date for the grant of service connection for asbestosis was also not granted.

The Board found that the veteran's award of VA compensation benefits should not be retroactive to November 1994, as there is no evidence indicating an earlier claim for such benefits. The effective date remains April 10, 2001.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen her claim for service connection for cause of death, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development, including scheduling a Travel Board hearing and ensuring that all relevant evidence is submitted.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The veteran's death was not service-connected, and he did not meet the eligibility criteria for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Board has ordered remand due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the secondary service connection claims for hypertension, coronary artery disease (CAD), and chronic renal failure.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The RO found no evidence of ankylosis or other conditions that would warrant higher disability ratings, and the claim to reopen a back disorder was also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and no new evidence has been submitted to reopen claims for left and right knee disabilities or bronchitis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection of cervical spine disorder, right hip disorder, heart disease, hypertension, and emphysema as secondary to his service-connected right ankle disability. The Board found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his service-connected condition.