Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2008

The veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease is not manifested by more than one episode of acute congestive heart failure in the past year, or workload of greater than 3 METs but not greater than 5 METs results in dyspnea, fatigue, angina, dizziness, or syncope, or left ventricular dysfunction with an ejection fraction of 30 to 50 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for cardiovascular disease, including coronary artery disease and hypertension, as there was no evidence of such conditions in service or within one year after separation from service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disability and bilateral hearing loss, as well as an earlier effective date for the grant of a 10 percent disability rating for tinnitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, polyneuropathy, bilateral cataracts, TIA and hypertension as they were not shown to be related to his active duty or a service-connected disability.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is granted as presumed to have been incurred in service due to herbicide exposure. The remaining claims for secondary conditions are remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, heart disease, and a cervical spine disability as there was no evidence of these conditions during service or within one year of discharge, nor any competent medical evidence linking them to his active duty.

The Board concluded that the preponderance of the evidence shows that the veteran's death was not related to any in-service disease or injury, and denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board denied service connection for heart disease and lung disorder for accrued benefits purposes as there was no evidence of a causal connection between the veteran's heart and lung diseases and military service or any incident therein.

The veteran's claim for service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease with chronic atrial fibrillation congestive heart failure was remanded to obtain additional evidence.

The Board denied service connection for heart disease with hypertension as it did not have its onset during active service, did not manifest within one year of separation from active service, was not caused or aggravated by the veteran's service connected PTSD, and is not otherwise etiologically related to the veteran's active service.

The Board denied service connection for a heart disability, to include rheumatic heart disease, and found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claims for a left internal intracanalicular tumor mass as secondary to service-connected rheumatic fever, hypertension on a direct basis, and multiple joint pain.

The veteran's coronary artery disease was rated at 10 percent from May 8, 2001 to November 2, 2004 and increased to 60 percent since November 3, 2004. No compensable rating was granted for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and denied entitlement to accrued benefits.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for loss of vision, diabetes mellitus, left leg venous insufficiency, psychiatric disorder (dysthymia and depression), hypertension, lumbosacral strain, heart disorder, and residuals of dental trauma as there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active military service.

The veteran's chronic demyelination/small vessel disease was granted as secondary to her service-connected migraine headaches, while claims for a chronic acquired heart disorder, chronic tinnitus, and chronic seizure disorder were denied.

The Board denied service connection for a heart disability as there was no evidence of a current heart disability and no medical evidence linking the veteran's claimed condition to his period of active duty.

The Board grants service connection for coronary artery disease as it is attributable to the service-connected diabetes mellitus type II. The claim for an increased evaluation for diabetes mellitus type II is denied, as there is no evidence that regulation of activities is required.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for a heart disorder, and the Board dismissed the case.

The appeal is remanded for further development of the record, including obtaining outstanding medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the veteran's back disorder.

The veteran's CAD was not caused by his service-connected PTSD.