Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence linking any service-connected disability to his death from congestive heart failure.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is found to be at least as likely as not caused by in-service noise exposure. The Board grants service connection for this disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed lung and heart disabilities were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service, and denied service connection for these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but the claims for hypertension and heart disorder are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for a bilateral foot disorder and denied the remaining claims. The Veteran's bilateral foot disorder was incurred during active service.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his shell fragment wound and tracheotomy residuals was granted, with a 10 percent disability rating assigned. The claims to reopen service connection for heart disease and left foot disability were also granted.

The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, and dermatitis. However, it denied service connection for heart disease as there is no evidence linking it to service or exposure to TCE.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease were denied by the RO. The Veteran was scheduled for a hearing but requested to be rescheduled due to being out of state, which has not been accommodated yet.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disorder and coronary artery disease, both on the basis of presumed exposure to herbicides. The evidence did not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection.

The Veteran's disabilities are not sufficient to meet the criteria for special monthly pension at the aid and attendance rate due to his ability to dress, keep himself clean, and manage daily activities without assistance.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including consideration of a separate rating for hypertensive heart disease and issuance of a Statement of the Case on the earlier effective date issue.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart disability, finding that there was no evidence to support a direct relationship between his service-connected lung disability and his current heart condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for rheumatic fever, hypertension, hypertensive heart disease, and arteriosclerotic heart disease were denied. The claim for service connection for rheumatic fever was reopened based on new evidence submitted since the July 1981 denial.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disorder secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus and an increased rating for nephropathy. The evidence does not support finding that the Veteran has a heart disorder related to his service-connected diabetes, nor is there sufficient evidence of kidney dysfunction warranting a higher rating.

The Veteran's service connection claim for coronary artery disease, status post acute myocardial infarction and coronary artery bypass graft is granted. The claims of entitlement to an increased rating for bigeminal pulse and a temporary total evaluation based on convalescence following hospitalization for a coronary artery bypass graft are remanded.

The Veteran's ischemic heart disease, including as a result of exposure to herbicides or as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus (claimed as arteriosclerotic heart disease, status post myocardial infarction as secondary to the service connected disability of type II diabetes mellitus), is granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for coronary artery disease with myocardial infarction and hypertension, finding that these conditions did not exist at the time of his active duty or were not aggravated by such service.

The Board has granted service connection for a heart condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied. The Board found that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claims of bilateral hearing loss, pinched nerve in left shoulder and arm, skin disability other than vitiligo, tinnitus, CAD, CVD, bilateral eye disability, peripheral neuropathy, and PVD.

The Veteran's heart disability, including coronary artery disease and bypass surgery, is granted as service-connected. The issue of hypertension secondary to PTSD or coronary artery disease remains pending.