Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart condition, including myocardial infarction.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding whether service-connected PTSD contributed substantially or materially to cause the veteran's death. The issue of entitlement to death pension benefits is also being addressed.

The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding service connection claims, including those related to diabetes mellitus and its secondary conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims due to incomplete records and need for further medical examinations. The Veteran will be scheduled for VA examinations to determine his current conditions, their etiology, and how they affect his employment.

The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's cause of death, including his chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and congestive heart failure, was not caused by or a result of his service-connected residuals of a shrapnel wound to the right anterior chest wall. The Board affords more weight to this opinion than to the private practitioner's opinion.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for coronary artery disease and bilateral hearing loss, as well as service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, were denied by the RO. The Veteran was not granted any new evaluations or connections.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension, heart disease, diabetic retinopathy, and diabetic nephropathy as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension and coronary artery disease are aggravated by his service-connected PTSD, warranting service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that service connection is not warranted for either claimed heart disability or psychiatric disability.

The Board has decided to remand the case for a new VA medical examination and further development of the record, including obtaining relevant medical evidence such as METs scores.

The Board denied the Veteran's petitions to reopen his service connection claims for arteriosclerotic heart disease with congestive heart failure and bilateral pes planus, finding that new and material evidence had not been received.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the appellant's claims for service connection for gastro-intestinal disability, left knee disability, heart disability, and right inguinal hernia. As a result, these claims remain denied.

The Veteran's heart condition is not related to service, and the issue of service connection for a thyroid disorder was dismissed. The Veteran's PTSD has been granted an initial evaluation of 70 percent.,The Veteran's PTSD results in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board denied service connection for several disabilities, including diabetes mellitus. The decision is final as the appellant did not pursue an appeal regarding this issue.

The Veteran's heart disease, status post aortic valve replacement had its onset during active duty from May 1974 to November 1981. The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's heart condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of stroke with dementia and heart disability are related to his service, specifically his internment as a POW. As such, these conditions have been granted service connection.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations provided are not in accordance with the amended regulations for evaluating respiratory conditions and have ordered a new examination to determine the current severity of the appellant's pneumonectomy, residuals of lung cancer. The heart disorder claims will be remanded as well.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for cardiovascular disabilities are denied as secondary to diabetes mellitus. The Board found no evidence of herbicide exposure and the gap between onset and service is significant.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for status post right orchiectomy for right undescended testicle with residual tenderness has been withdrawn. The Board is dismissing the appeal as to this issue.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, as there is no evidence of diabetes mellitus or any other condition that could have contributed to his death. The Board finds the VA medical opinion more probative than the private physician's opinion.