Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2005

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death, atherosclerotic coronary artery disease, was not incurred in or aggravated by military service and could not be presumed to have been incurred in service. The Board also determined that diabetes mellitus, which contributed to her death, was not shown to be related to service.

The appeal is remanded due to missing medical records and the need to establish exposure to Agent Orange. Accrued benefits claims are also affected.

The Board has ordered additional development of the veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease, including obtaining medical opinions and records. The case is being remanded to the RO via the AMC.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for malaria, intestinal polyps, fungus disorder of the legs and feet, heart disorder (to include hypertension), bilateral hearing loss, and neck disorder. The evidence does not show any current disability related to these conditions.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection of a heart disorder due to new evidence submitted since the last denial. The Board found that the veteran's heart problems are likely related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for atherosclerotic heart disease with angina pectoris and essential hypertension, finding that the condition was not incurred in or aggravated by active duty.

The Board found that the veteran does not have coronary artery disease that was caused or aggravated by his service, and denied the claim.

The veteran is seeking service connection for coronary artery disease, which he claims is secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The case has been remanded due to the need for VCAA compliance.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for dysthymia effective from April 11, 1997. The veteran's claim of service connection for cardiovascular disease was also granted.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal because her substantive appeal was untimely filed, and she did not request an extension of time.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claim for entitlement to service connection for coronary artery disease, status post coronary artery bypass graft times two due to incomplete medical records and the need for a VA examination.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for the issue of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 60 percent for coronary artery disease, status post-bypass. The case is dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for coronary artery disease, finding that the veteran's currently diagnosed condition was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service and is not otherwise related to his service.

The veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. §1318 were not met.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, irritable bowel syndrome, and sinusitis.

The Board found no evidence to support the veteran's claim that his heart disorder is secondary to his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder. The veteran also did not meet the criteria for an increased evaluation of his post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the veteran's death, as it has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of these claims.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected condition, and thus denied his claim for service connection for cause of death.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and a need for a VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease on a direct incurrence basis and for an increased rating for PTSD. The claim for new and material evidence to reopen the heart disorder claim was also denied.