Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2005

The Board found that the veteran did not have coronary artery disease or gall bladder disease during service and denied both claims.

The veteran's appeal involves multiple issues including service connection for a heart condition, PTSD evaluation, pes planus evaluation, and hearing loss. The Board has determined that these claims must be remanded due to procedural errors.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer, residuals of excision of a lipoma of the right anterior chest wall, malaria, Hodgkin's disease, hypertension, coronary artery disease (CAD), and abdominal aortic aneurysm. The appeal is not about service connection at all.

The veteran's appeal to the Board of Veterans' Appeals regarding his claim for service connection for a heart disorder has been dismissed as he has withdrawn his appeal.

The Board found that the veteran's heart disorder is not service-connected and does not meet the criteria for a TDIU rating due to his service-connected hypertension.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for his coronary artery disease with history of supraventricular tachycardia, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under either the old or new VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations for arterial hypertension, status-post coronary artery bypass surgery due to occluding coronary artery disease, and diabetes mellitus were denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected PTSD did not cause or contribute to his death from coronary artery disease, COPD, and renal failure. The DIC claim was also denied as the veteran was not rated as totally disabled for at least ten years immediately preceding his death.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and extraschedular ratings for his hypertensive heart disease, as the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The veteran's nonservice-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on need for regular aid and attendance or housebound status.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his request for a videoconference hearing. The claims of service connection for low back disability, nicotine dependence, pulmonary disability, and heart condition are still under review.

The veteran's claim for increased rating of left hip fracture was granted, with a 10% disability rating effective August 30, 2001. The claims for service connection of right shoulder disorder and psychiatric disorder were reopened on new evidence, but no specific decision was made regarding these conditions.

The veteran's claim for financial assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing and special home adaptations has been denied as he does not meet the criteria for such benefits.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development of the evidence, including a VA examination to confirm or rule out any heart disability and ensure appropriate notice of such examination. The RO must also review the examination reports to ensure they are in compliance with the directives.

The veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, and coronary bypass grafting residuals have not warranted an effective date prior to November 23, 1992 for a 100 percent disability evaluation. The claim for TDIU was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection of a heart disability, finding that the new evidence submitted was not sufficient to raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's heart disability did not begin during service and is not related to any incident of active military service, thus denying the claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a hearing loss disability for VA purposes and her tinnitus is not service-connected. The other conditions listed in the issues section are either not supported by evidence or were resolved prior to separation from service.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for service connection of coronary artery disease (CAD) secondary to his service-connected tachycardia and a higher rating for tachycardia.