Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2010

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating were denied. The Board found no evidence of a heart disability, seizure disorder, or respiratory condition related to service or herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA medical records and providing a new VA examination to address the etiology of the Veteran's hearing loss, tinnitus, heart disability, sleep apnea, prostate cancer, and skin cancer.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development and examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current heart disorder/disease, psychiatric disorder, hypertension, or headache disorder. The appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for hypertension and coronary artery disease secondary to his PTSD has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's death was not service-connected, and he did not meet the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected arteriosclerotic heart disease and diverticulitis.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including peripheral vascular disease of both lower extremities, peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities, Type II diabetes mellitus with cataracts, coronary artery disease, and erectile dysfunction, prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded to obtain additional medical records and to provide the Veteran with a VA examination to determine if his acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, and heart disorder are related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus contributed to his development of peripheral vascular disease/carotid artery disease, hypertension, and residuals of a cerebrovascular accident (CVA). As such, these conditions are granted as secondary to the service-connected diabetes.

The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected condition, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of his death.

The Board denied service connection for heart disease secondary to diabetes mellitus, but remanded the issue of peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities as secondary to diabetes mellitus.

The Board has ordered additional development due to the need for clarification on whether the Veteran's service-connected PTSD caused or aggravated his coronary artery disease.

The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD), and the Board finds no evidence to support service connection for CAD.

The Board found that the Veteran's high cholesterol is not a disability for VA compensation purposes and denied his claim of service connection for high cholesterol. The issue of service connection for coronary artery disease was remanded due to inadequate examination.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, gout secondary to hypertension, and renal failure secondary to hypertension. The heart disorder claim is remanded as the Veteran needs a VA examination to determine if it is related to his service-connected hypertension.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension and heart disability are related to his service, granting service connection for both conditions.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for migraine headaches has been reopened and granted.,The Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for hypertension, bilateral hand disorder (to include arthritis), and diabetes mellitus have all been granted.

The Veteran was granted service connection for diabetic retinopathy effective from July 25, 2007. He is currently receiving a 20 percent evaluation for diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, diabetic retinopathy, peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, and heart disease. The evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection based on the criteria provided.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Board found no evidence of current disabilities related to malaria, colon nodules, or peripheral neuropathy due to Agent Orange exposure. Coronary artery disease was not shown to be caused by service-connected PTSD and/or hypertension. The Veteran's functional bowel syndrome with hiatal hernia is rated as 10 percent disabling.