Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2007

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of exercise testing for METs levels, which is central to evaluating the veteran's heart disability. The veteran needs to provide any relevant evidence and must be scheduled for a VA heart examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need to obtain the veteran's Social Security Administration disability file.

The Board found that the veteran's current coronary artery disease post myocardial infarction was not incurred in or aggravated by his active service, and is not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for hypertension and coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence does not warrant a higher rating under the applicable VA rating criteria.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for IBS/GERD and found that hypertension and PVD were not service-connected, with the reasons provided.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder aggravated his non-service- connected coronary artery disease, warranting a grant of service connection for the coronary artery disease.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected hypertensive heart disease and hypertension, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher disability ratings under VA rating criteria.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have service connection for any of the claimed conditions, as there is no medical evidence linking them to his military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for heart disease, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus were granted. He was assigned a 10 percent evaluation for each condition effective from February 8, 1999.

The Board has determined that the veteran's arteriosclerotic heart disease is related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II and grants the claim for secondary service connection.

The Board has determined that the claim for service connection of a heart disability cannot be decided without additional development and remands are required to obtain necessary medical records, correct VCAA notice, and request information from SSA.

The veteran's coronary artery disease, resulting from a right coronary artery dissection with myocardial infarction in the course of an April 1995 VA angioplasty, is found to be compensable under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board found that the veteran's current coronary artery disease is not related to his service or to his service-connected left and right lower extremity disabilities, including as secondary.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee strain and coronary artery disease, status post myocardial infarction. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for either condition.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for heart disease and temporomandibular joint disorder, finding that there is no evidence to support these claims.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for malaria and arteriosclerotic heart disease, secondary to malaria. The claim for cystitis was also denied on a direct basis.

The Board has granted service connection for flat feet, heart disorder, back disability, and right leg disability. However, the claims were denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board found that the veteran's heart disease with murmur preexisted service and was not aggravated by service, leading to a denial of his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development due to failure to obtain all relevant records and ensure compliance with VCAA requirements.

The veteran's coronary artery disease is rated at 100 percent, and his hypertension is rated at 10 percent. The veteran's depressive disorder is rated at 50 percent since September 18, 2006, and he has a 10 percent rating for GERD with diarrhea.