Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2007

The Board found that the veteran's heart disorder, including coronary artery disease, was not incurred in service and is not secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The veteran's PTSD symptomatology more nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks due to symptoms such as depressed mood, anxiety, and chronic sleep impairment. Therefore, the claim for increased rating for PTSD was denied.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims due to issues related to reopening service connection for peripheral neuropathy, heart disease, and a lung disorder. The claims are pending further development.

The Board is remanding the case to the RO for further action, including providing VCAA notice and obtaining SSA records.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if the veteran's heart disability, hypertension, and coronary artery disease are related to his service or any other factors. The RO should provide the veteran with new laws and regulations pertinent to his claim.

The Board found that the veteran's heart disorder, asbestos-related pleural disease, and low back disability were not incurred or aggravated by service. The heart disorder was presumed to be related to in-service exposure to asbestos fibers from his work as a machinist's mate. The low back disability was not shown to have been present within one year of separation from service.

The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for rheumatic heart disease, effective from the date of the appealed rating decision. The veteran's service-connected rheumatic heart disease is not shown to be etiologically related to his claimed coronary artery disease.

The veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the initial rating for a right knee disability prior to the Board's decision. The claims of service connection for hypertension and coronary artery disease are being remanded for further clarification.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for anxiety, a sleep disorder, and heart disease as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for heart disease, coronary atherosclerosis and hypertension as secondary to diabetes mellitus, kidney condition and hyperlipidemia. The claims were not reopened.

The Board has determined that the veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death. The issue regarding reopening the claim is also denied.

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

The veteran's disabilities do not render him in need of regular aid and attendance or permanently housebound, as determined by VA examiners.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for low back disability and heart disease, finding no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board found no medical evidence linking the appellant's current diagnoses of diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, and hypertension to his military service. The claims for service connection were denied as there was insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between these conditions and his active duty.

The Board denied service connection for a left wrist condition, sinus condition, and heart condition (hypertension). The veteran's hypertension was found to be directly related to his service.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by VA treatment, and thus denied the claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The veteran's death was not service-connected, and therefore, he is not eligible for burial benefits under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 2307.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for glomerulonephritis and coronary artery disease, finding that there was no evidence to support an increase in severity of these conditions during his time in service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, to include as secondary to PTSD, and for a bladder disorder, to include an inflammatory lesion of the bladder wall. The VA examiner found no evidence linking the veteran's heart condition or bladder issues to his in-service service or exposure.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to allow for a new VA examination and further development of the claims regarding his heart condition, which he alleges is secondary to PTSD or cold injury residuals.