Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Veteran asserts that he has had cardiovascular symptoms since separation from service, and his doctor believes these may be related to the abnormal finding at separation in 1971. The case is being remanded for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any identified heart disorder or hypertension.

The Board found that the Veteran's coronary artery disease (CAD) was exacerbated beyond its natural progression due to VA's carelessness, negligence and error in judgment during his treatment from 1994 until 2002. The decision also granted compensation for depression secondary to CAD.

The Veteran's PTSD, coronary artery disease, and hypertension are all found to be related to his service-connected PTSD. The Veteran is granted service connection for these conditions on a secondary basis.

The Board found that the Veteran did not have a currently diagnosed heart condition and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete records and to consider all applicable laws and regulations.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have currently diagnosed hypertension or coronary artery disease, and thus denied service connection for both conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's heart and gastrointestinal conditions are not service-connected as they were not shown to have had onset during service or be related to his service-connected psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied service connection for heart disease, hypertension, liver disease (including cirrhosis of the liver), erectile dysfunction, and diabetes mellitus all claimed as due to inservice herbicide exposure. The Veteran's service records do not show any evidence of such conditions during or after service.

The appellant's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus. The appeal was also denied regarding basic eligibility for nonservice-connected pension benefits due to lack of qualifying service.

The Board has determined that additional evidentiary development is necessary prior to the adjudication of the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD), to include as secondary to, or aggravated by, service-connected diabetes mellitus, Type II. The case is REMANDED to obtain missing service treatment records and any service personnel records associated with the Veteran's periods of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) and inactive duty for training (INACDUTRA).

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for coronary artery disease and bilateral hearing loss, finding no new and material evidence to reopen his previous denial. The Veteran's hearing loss was found not related to military service.

The Veteran's appeal was withdrawn for the issue of increased evaluation for service-connected otitis media with bilateral hearing loss. The claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability is dismissed as moot due to the assignment of a 100% schedular evaluation for rheumatic heart disease, status post aortic valve replacement. Service connection for tinnitus was denied.

The Board denied service connection for status post right total hip arthroplasty and coronary artery disease, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.

The Veteran does not have current diagnoses of hypertensive heart disease or congestive heart failure, and the Board finds that there is no evidence to support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his right and left knee disabilities, as well as his left hip pain associated with rheumatic fever, have been denied. His service-connected rheumatic heart disease remains at a noncompensable rating.

The Board found that the cause of death, dementia, was not caused or contributed substantially to by any service-connected disability. The service-connected conditions (coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation, and ischemic cardiomyopathy) were not shown to be related to active duty service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart condition, secondary to service-connected high blood pressure, was denied as there is no evidence of a current heart condition related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's heart disorder and erectile dysfunction are related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II, granting service connection for both conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied. The Board found no evidence to support the Veteran's assertions of current disabilities related to his military service.