Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2007

The VA denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease, currently rated at 30 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a heart disorder, diabetes mellitus, and COPD. The diagnoses of PTSD, heart disorder, diabetes mellitus, and COPD were not related to his military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, heart condition, and hypertension have been denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions or a link to service.

The veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and proper notice under 38 U.S.C.A. § 5103(a).

The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that his abdominal aortic aneurysm was caused by severe and uncontrollable hypertension, which is subject to presumptive service connection for POWs.

The veteran is seeking service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease. The case has been remanded to provide a VA examination and ensure VCAA notice requirements have been satisfied.

The Board determined that the declaration of forfeiture of VA benefits was proper due to the veteran's submission of false statements, and thus denied the motion for revision.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to the need for a medical opinion regarding whether the veteran's death is related to his service-connected respiratory disability.

The Board has ordered additional development of the veteran's claims, including obtaining VA treatment records and providing notice on how to submit new evidence. The case is remanded for further action.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, finding that they were not related to his in-service cold exposure.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, right hand tremor, breathing problems, a cyst on the spine, hypertension, left leg neuropathy, anxiety and depression, heart condition with bundle branch block, and degenerative arthritis of the back.

The Board has determined that the veteran's coronary artery disease was incurred during his active duty service and grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him housebound or in need of regular aid and attendance, as his conditions are manageable with assistance from family members.

The Board finds that the veteran's current disability, both gastrointestinal and cardiovascular in nature, is linked to surgical procedures or other treatment rendered by VA in 2001. However, there is no evidence of fault on the part of VA, thus denying compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board found that the veteran's gastrointestinal disability and organic heart disorder (including hypertension) are not related to service or a service-connected condition, including PTSD. The claims for service connection were denied.

The veteran is seeking service connection for coronary artery disease as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine the etiology of the veteran's current CAD.

The veteran's cause of death was not service-connected, and the appellant's claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 is denied as the veteran did not meet the requirement of having a total rating due to service-connected disabilities for at least five years prior to his death.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that atherosclerotic heart disease was not related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a disorder affecting the great toes of the feet and remanded other issues. The new evidence includes VA treatment records, a March 2002 examination, and an August 2004 letter from the veteran's podiatrist.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for liver disability, bilateral eye disability, heart disability, and hyperkeratosis of the feet as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.