Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2010

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, hypertension, a heart disorder, skin cancer, sinus disorder, and bilateral hearing loss. The evidence did not establish that any of these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available. His coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus are not rated higher than their current levels.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's coronary artery disease, chest pain, and high cholesterol were aggravated by VA treatment in January 2006. However, the Board found that there was no evidence of negligence or fault on the part of VA, thus denying compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's benign prostatic hypertrophy, status post transurethral resection is likely due to disease or injury incurred during his active service.

The Board has granted service connection for a heart disorder (coronary artery disease) as aggravated by the service-connected diabetes mellitus. Service connection for hypertension was denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and coronary artery disease on a direct basis as there was no evidence of herbicide exposure during service. The Veteran's conditions were not found to be related to his military service.

The Veteran claims service connection for a heart disorder, which he alleges began during his military service. The Board finds that a VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any current heart disorder.

The Veteran is currently assigned a 30 percent evaluation for coronary artery disease from November 16, 2009. The Board has determined that the evidence does not support an increased rating during any of the specified periods.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected condition. His service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis did not play a material causal role in his death, and pneumonia did not contribute to it either.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression) and a heart disorder were denied. The Board found no evidence of continuity of symptomatology or a medical nexus to active duty service. Claims for residuals of a leg injury, right ear hearing loss, hypertension, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, frostbite of the left hand and foot, and arthritis of all major joints have been denied as new and material evidence has not been received.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete service treatment records.

The Veteran died due to arteriosclerotic heart disease and hypertensive cardiovascular disease. The Board found that these conditions were not related to his military service, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining private medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of hypertension and coronary artery disease.

The Board finds that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD likely contributed to his coronary artery disease, resulting in a grant of service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The claim of entitlement to a temporary total evaluation was also denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found no competent evidence of a current skin disability or any link between the claimed conditions and service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disability, entitlement to a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, and entitlement to an increased rating for left eye disability. The evidence received since the 1993 RO decision does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Board found no evidence of hypertension or atherosclerotic heart disease being incurred in service, and thus denied the Veteran's claims for these conditions.

The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, as he did not have any such condition at the time of his death. The cause of death is attributed to diabetes mellitus and heart disease, which are not related to service.