Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and coronary artery disease (to include congestive heart failure) were all granted service connection.

The Board granted service connection for a heart condition, finding that it was directly related to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and originated in service.

The appeal was partially denied, with the claim for service connection for chest pains being denied and the claims for residuals of a right eye injury being reopened.

The appeal is remanded to obtain complete clinical records and a medical opinion to determine if the Veteran was stabilized at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana.

The Veteran's heart disability has been aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the percentage rating standards for TDIU, and his service-connected disabilities are not of such severity as to preclude substantially gainful employment.

The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against the appellant's claim of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran was granted a 60 percent rating for CAD, status post bypass surgery associated with hypertension effective December 19, 2003.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was denied as there is no credible supporting evidence that a claimed in-service stressor occurred, and any recorded diagnosis of PTSD is not based on a stressor event corroborated by independent and credible supporting evidence.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's coronary artery disease.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen a claim for service connection for heart disease and denied entitlement to service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

The Board determined that the grants of service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and impotence were clearly and unmistakably erroneous due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to active service or exposure to herbicides.

The Board denied the claims for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 and § 1318, finding that VA did not fail to timely diagnose or treat metastatic prostate cancer, nor was the Veteran's death due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar incidence of fault on the part of VA.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder, bilateral pes planus, leg disorder, and coronary artery disease as there was no evidence to show that these conditions were caused by or worsened during active military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension and cardiovascular disability were not related to his service, as there was no evidence of such conditions during or shortly after service.

The Veteran's congenital heart disease (atrial septal defect) clearly and unmistakably preexisted the Veteran's period of active service and was not aggravated by active service.

The appeal on the merits has become moot by virtue of the death of the Veteran and must be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The appeal is remanded to afford the Veteran an opportunity to undergo a contemporaneous VA examination to assess the current nature, extent and severity of his coronary artery disease, status post myocardial infarction.

The Board found that the evidence did not support a nexus between the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and his cause of death, or any connection to his military service.