Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, and diabetic retinopathy are all granted service connection. The Veteran is also granted increased ratings for his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's coronary artery disease and hypertension are found to be due to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has granted a rating of 30 percent for the service-connected rheumatic heart disease, finding that it more closely resembles a workload of greater than 5 METs and evidence of cardiac hypertrophy or dilatation.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for rheumatic heart disease with residual valvular heart disease is being remanded due to the need for a Travel Board hearing.

The Board finds that the Veteran's death was not caused or substantially contributed to by any service-connected disability, and thus, denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA examination to assess his employability given his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's right knee disability is found to be causally related to his military service, and he is granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to missing service treatment records and other medical records.

The Board found that the Veteran's heart disorder was not caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD, and thus denied service connection for a heart disorder.

The Veteran's service connected disabilities preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and industrial background, thus meeting the criteria for a TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for a heart disability, finding that the appellant does not have a current heart disability and no heart disability was manifest in service. The Board also found that there is no medical complexity or controversy requiring an IME opinion.

The Veteran's coronary artery disease, post-coronary bypass graft, is currently rated at 30 percent and the evidence does not support a higher rating.

The Board has received a withdrawal of the appeal from the Appellant, and hence the appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's coronary artery disease is found to be aggravated by type II diabetes mellitus, and service connection for this condition is granted. The heart disorder claim remains pending due to the proposed new presumptions of service connection based on Agent Orange exposure. The hypertension claim also remains pending.

The Veteran's arteriosclerotic heart disease was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and is not proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by his service-connected varicose veins.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the cause of death and the relationship between service-connected conditions and the Veteran's death. The appellant must be provided with proper notice tailored to her claim for VA dependency and indemnity compensation, including a listing of previously service-connected disorders and the evidentiary requirements for service connection based on a condition not yet service connected.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions, finding no evidence of a nexus to service or any other service-connected disability.

The Veteran's appeal was denied as he does not have a current psychiatric disability other than PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn prior to the Board issuing a decision.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining the Veteran's service personnel records to determine if he served in Vietnam and for re-adjudication of the claims regarding whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims for service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease and hypertension.