Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if the Veteran's current coronary artery disease is related to his period of active service. The case is REMANDED for a cardiovascular VA examination and further action.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to determine if the Veteran's ischemic heart disease and/or chronic lymphocytic leukemia and/or B cell leukemia caused or contributed to his death.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for coronary artery disease, with residuals of a myocardial infarction with a stent, is being remanded due to the need for additional examination and consideration.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer, hypothyroidism, sterility, vision disorder, heart disease, blood disorder, gastrointestinal disorder, and radiation burns, are denied as there is no competent medical evidence showing a relationship between these conditions and exposure to ionizing radiation during active service.

The Board has reopened the appellant's previously denied service connection claims for residuals of a stroke, poor circulation, blindness of the left eye, heart disability to include angina, and lung disorder. The right leg and ankle disorder claim is also reopened. Service connection was granted for PTSD with a 50% disability rating effective August 25, 2003. However, the Board found that new evidence did not establish service connection for chest injury or jaw injury.

The Veteran's hypertension is found to be proximately due to or the result of his service-connected type 2 diabetes mellitus. Service connection for coronary artery disease is also granted as it is aggravated by the service-connected diabetes.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a certificate of eligibility for financial assistance in acquiring special home adaptation.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities was granted effective November 17, 2006. The Board finds that the evidence did not establish he was unemployable prior to this date.

The Veteran's death is being reviewed to determine if his hypertension, which he had post-service and attributed to military service, contributed substantially or materially to his death. Additionally, the VA medical treatment for an umbilical hernia repair in August 2005 will be evaluated for any improper care that may have caused his death.

The Board denied service connection for coronary artery disease, hypertension, high cholesterol, and hemorrhoids. The Veteran's current conditions were not shown to be related to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses for chest pain/heart disease treatment at Crouse Hospital from April 16, 2008 to April 18, 2008 are now reimbursable due to the emergent nature of his condition and VA facilities not being feasibly available.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD did not cause or aggravate his diagnosed hypertension, but did not address whether it aggravated his heart disorder. The claim for hypertension is denied as there is no diagnosis of a heart disorder at any time during the appeal period.

The Board denied service connection for an eye disability, a heart disability, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus. The Veteran's keratoconus was found to have pre-existed service and not been aggravated during service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as there is no evidence of a current disability, or any link to his military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's cardiovascular condition is not secondary to his service-connected hypertension and denied the claim.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for heart disease is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining outstanding VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have a heart disorder that is causally related to service. The claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, remains pending as additional evidence and examination are needed.

The Veteran's CAD was rated at 30 percent effective January 14, 2004. The earlier effective date of August 9, 2001 for the rating is granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found no evidence to support the Veteran's assertions that his tinnitus, left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and nephropathy are related to his active service.