Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2008

The veteran's claims for service connection for acquired right eye disorder, headache disorder, and increased evaluation for the service-connected chalazion of the left eye were all denied. The Board found no evidence to support these claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including asbestosis, hypertension, renal failure, irritable bowel syndrome, coronary artery disease, arthritis of the hands, and headaches. The reasons given were that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board found no evidence of current neuropathy, chronic headache disorder, tinnitus, TMJ dysfunction, skin rash, back disorder, heart disorder, or kidney disorder. The veteran's service records do not show any such conditions during his military service.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities are sufficiently severe to meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or special home adaptation grant.

The Board has determined that another VA examination is necessary to determine the etiology of any current cardiac disorders and whether they are related to service. The case will be returned for further adjudication.

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death (cardio-pulmonary arrest due to coronary artery heart disease and hypertension) was not attributable to service or a service-connected disability, thus denying the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board found that the veteran's cardiac disabilities are not service-connected, but determined there is evidence of aggravation by his service-connected PTSD. The decision is mixed as some issues were granted while others were denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's heart disorder was incurred during his active military service and granted service connection for this condition. The issue of tinnitus is remanded to determine its etiology.

The Board has determined that the veteran's back disability, costal pain syndrome (Tietze's syndrome), and coronary artery disease are not related to his service-connected residuals of a brain hemorrhage.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for retroactive compensation for service-connected heart disease under 38 U.S.C.A. § 5110(g) as there was no liberalizing law or VA issue regarding arteriosclerotic heart disease in former POWs prior to March 16, 1990.

The Board has determined that the veteran's coronary artery disease is not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected pulmonary fibrosis with obstructive pulmonary disease (also claimed as asbestosis and chronic bronchitis).

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, coronary artery disease with myocardial infarction, an acute skin rash, and a perianal abscess, all claimed as due to herbicide exposure. The Board found that there was no evidence of chronic conditions in service or within one year after separation from service, and the veteran did not provide credible evidence of continuity of symptomatology.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular accident, transient ischemic attacks and aneurysms as secondary to his service-connected bilateral varicose veins.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed coronary artery disease and hypertension are not service-connected as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the veteran's heart disorder and his service-connected disabilities, as well as the evaluation of his diabetes mellitus. The veteran will need to undergo further examinations.

The Board found that the cause of death (myocardial infarction) was not related to service-connected conditions, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred from March 5, 2004 to March 6, 2004 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital are denied as the treatment was not for a medical emergency.

The VA denied service connection for atherosclerotic heart disease, finding no evidence linking the condition to the veteran's military service.

The Board denied reopening of the veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, hypertension, and hypothyroidism due to lack of new and material evidence.

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