Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2009

The appeal was remanded for additional medical evidence to support the claim of service connection for ischemic heart disease and hypertension as secondary to PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for a heart disorder, Meniere's disease, bilateral knee disorder, bilateral shoulder disorder, and sinusitis for accrued benefits purposes as the evidence did not support that these conditions were incurred in or caused by active military service.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed left ankle and foot disorder.

The veteran's heart disease (coronary artery disease and ischemic cardiomyopathy) is granted as secondary to service-connected hypertension.

The Board has granted service connection for a skin disorder, coronary artery disease, and peripheral neuropathy. The claims for hypertension, liver disability, and skin ulcer of the left leg have been remanded.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for additional development and readjudication of the claims.

The Board denied service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, diabetic retinopathy, peripheral neuropathy, and a heart disorder as they were not shown to be related to the veteran's active duty service or secondary to his service-connected condition.

The Veteran's Type II diabetes mellitus was rated at 20 percent, and his coronary artery disease status post CABG was rated at 60 percent.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and a possible Travel Board hearing.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and adjudication of the issues on appeal.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for scheduling a Travel Board hearing or a Board hearing using videoconferencing techniques.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, necrotizing fasciitis, hypertension, and coronary artery disease as there is no competent medical evidence of a relationship between the current disabilities and service.

The Veteran's initial ratings for diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease were denied as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, a heart disorder, sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus as there was no evidence of these conditions in service or within one year after discharge, and no competent medical evidence linking them to the Veteran's period of service or any service-connected disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart disorder as there was no evidence of a current heart disorder.

The Board denied service connection for hay fever, asthma, hypertension, and coronary artery disease as the conditions were not shown to have been aggravated by service or incurred in service. Social phobia was granted a 10% rating.

The Board denied service connection for COPD, coronary artery disease, hypertension, and sleep apnea as they were not shown to be related to the Veteran's active service or his service-connected elevation of the left hemidiaphragm.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities, which include peripheral artery disease, coronary artery disease, kidney disease and hypertension secondary to diabetes mellitus, and diabetes mellitus, Type II.

The Board concluded that the preponderance of the evidence is against the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, and denied the appeal.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that neither coronary artery disease nor peripheral vascular disease was related to his military service.