Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2006

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed disabilities are not related to his military service and have denied all of his claims.

The Board has determined that the issues of service connection for heart disease and stroke, as well as entitlement to special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance or being housebound, are inextricably intertwined. Therefore, these issues must be remanded for further development.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for recognition of additional military service and service connection for respiratory and heart disorders, finding no evidence to support these claims.

The Board found no evidence of a heart disability or hypertension in service, and the only competent opinion stated that there is not a link between current conditions and military service. Therefore, the claims for service connection were denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for heart disease, finding that there was no direct service connection and insufficient evidence to support a secondary service connection based on his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension, coronary artery disease, and hypercholesterolemia were not incurred or aggravated during service. The VA examiners concluded these conditions are not related to his military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional development and compliance with VCAA requirements.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, finding that his coronary artery disease was not caused by or made worse by treatment at a VA medical facility in Reno, Nevada in January 1998.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for his increased disability rating and TDIU due to arteriosclerotic heart disease, finding that it was not factually ascertainable that the criteria were met prior to June 2, 2003.

The veteran's myocardial infarction and coronary artery disease are found to be a result of VA treatment, warranting compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for residuals of malaria and secondary service connection for a heart condition due to PTSD. The evidence did not support these claims.

The Board found that the veteran's liver disorder, including hepatitis C; coronary artery disease; anemia; pancytopenia; and myelodysplasia were not incurred in or aggravated by service and were not due to exposure to radiation in service.

The VA determined that the veteran's death was not caused by or substantially contributed to by any service-connected disability, including diabetes mellitus Type II, coronary artery disease (CAD), cerebrovascular accident (CVA), and asbestosis. The Board found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for adenocarcinoma of the prostate status post prostatectomy, with impotence, claimed as secondary to residuals of rheumatic fever with heart disease, was withdrawn prior to a decision on the merits. The Board dismissed this issue.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD) as there is no evidence of a nexus between his military service and his current CAD diagnosis.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic lung disorder or coronary artery disease as a result of asbestos exposure during service. The veteran's claims for service connection were denied.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen her claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, and the RO granted service connection based on a liberalized regulation effective August 24, 1993. The earlier effective date requested by the appellant was not granted.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examination and to obtain Social Security Administration records.

The Board is remanding the case for additional development to obtain missing treatment records and provide a VA examiner with an etiological opinion regarding the cause of the veteran's death.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including arteriosclerotic heart disease and peripheral neuropathy of multiple extremities, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.