Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and coronary artery disease, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic disability during or within one year after service. The Board also found insufficient evidence to establish continuity of symptomatology.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his request for a travel Board hearing. The service connection claims for prostate cancer and coronary artery disease are still pending.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development to obtain his complete service treatment records, including those from the Army Reserve Personnel Center and the Alabama Adjutant General Office.

The Board has ordered another remand due to the need for a medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, medications prescribed for it, and his cause of death. The remand also includes an evaluation of whether the Veteran's presumed exposure to Agent Orange contributed to his death.

The Board has ordered additional development to determine if the Veteran's hypertension is permanently aggravated by his service-connected coronary artery disease and/or diabetes mellitus.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for inhalant allergies and heart disability, finding new and material evidence. Service connection is granted for allergic rhinitis with chronic sinusitis. The claim for thyroid disability remains denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including new VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected disabilities and updated treatment records. The claim will be reconsidered after these actions.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for PTSD and a total disability evaluation based on unemployability due to service-connected disorders have been withdrawn.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations to assess the current severity of his service-connected coronary artery disease and migraines.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions of coronary artery disease, hypertension, kidney disease, and hyperlipidemia were not incurred or aggravated by service. The psychiatric disability claim is denied as it does not meet the criteria for a compensable condition under VA regulations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for ischemic heart disease and to reopen his claim for a skin disability, finding no evidence of ischemic heart disease and concluding that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the skin disability claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's fatal myocardial infarction was caused by his service-connected COPD, and therefore grants service connection for the cause of death.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a private facility from June 2, 2009 to June 6, 2009 are approved as the emergency services were provided in an emergency department and the condition was of such severity that delay would have been hazardous.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected conditions and any other potentially related conditions contributed to his death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased disability ratings for various conditions, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims based on the current medical records and available evidence.

The Veteran's claim for payment of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica, New York from December 22 to December 24, 2008 is denied as VA facilities were feasibly available and the Veteran was stable for transfer.

The Board finds that the reduction of the Veteran's disability rating from 100 percent to 30 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease was proper due to improvement in his condition. The claim for permanency of the 100 percent schedular rating is denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine the extent of his service-connected disabilities' impact on his ability to obtain or retain substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted service connection for various conditions including a bilateral foot disorder, left knee disorder, hiatal hernia, residuals of pilonidal cyst, residuals of cholecystectomy, right shoulder disorder, hypertension, heart disorder, asthma, and an innocently acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's heart disorder and whether it is related to service. The claim will be returned for further development.