Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Veteran's hypertension, coronary artery disease (CAD), and tinnitus were not shown to be related to service. The Board found no evidence of these conditions in service or for many years after discharge.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding the issues of service connection for coronary artery disease with myocardial infarction and a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The appeal is dismissed without prejudice.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center from March 18, 2008 to March 20, 2008 are granted as the services were rendered in a medical emergency of such nature that delay would have been hazardous to life or health and VA facilities were not feasibly available.

The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of medical expenses incurred at St. Mary Medical Center from February 13, 2005 to February 15, 2005 is denied as the services were not rendered in a 'medical emergency' and VA facilities were feasibly available.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and coronary artery disease and status post coronary artery bypass graft, finding that the Veteran's conditions are likely to have had their clinical onset during his period of active service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for SMC based on need for aid and attendance or housebound status. His conjunctivitis is currently rated at 10 percent.

The Board has denied the reopening of claims for service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease, bilateral knee disability, lumbar spine disability, diabetes mellitus, and sleep apnea due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Veteran's claimed conditions, including bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, were not incurred in or aggravated by active service. Service connection is denied.

The case is being remanded for further examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's hearing loss, heart disease, ulcer disease, gastrointestinal disorder, and hypertension. The issues of service connection are also pending.

The Board found that the Veteran did not serve in a location where herbicides were used, and thus could not establish exposure to Agent Orange. The claims for diabetes mellitus, type 2; coronary artery disease; and peripheral vascular disease were denied as they are not related to service or any service-connected disability.

The Board finds that the Veteran's cause of death, lung cancer, was not incurred in or related to his military service. The evidence does not establish exposure to Agent Orange during service and there is no other evidence linking the cause of death to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical development, including obtaining clinical records from providers who treated the Veteran in the year prior to his death and addressing whether lymphoid leukemia contributed to the cause of death.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's heart condition is not related to his service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II, CAD as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II, and eye disorder (refractive error). The appeals were decided on a direct basis without any presumption or secondary theory of service connection.

The Veteran's pes planus and heart disorder were denied service connection as the evidence did not show they were aggravated by military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed disabilities were not incurred or aggravated during active service and are not shown to have developed as a result of an established event, injury, or disease during active service. The claims for service connection are therefore denied.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and reopening of previously denied claims are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records, service personnel records, and SSA disability benefits records.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining an addendum opinion regarding bilateral hearing loss and a VA examination for a heart disorder.

The Veteran's Dupuytren's contracture of the right hand was found to be incurred in service and granted service connection.