Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The appeal must be remanded to the RO for additional development and notification as required by law.

The Board denied the veteran's request to restore a 30 percent evaluation for coronary artery disease, as there was no evidence of an actual improvement in his ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.

The veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease and renal insufficiency were granted, while his claims for increased ratings for PTSD were denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial ratings and earlier effective dates for PTSD, service connection for sleep apnea, heart disability, onychomycosis, lipomas, and left foot and ankle disability. However, it granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD as of May 3, 2006, due to worsening symptoms.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for dependency and indemnity compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1318(b) as the veteran did not meet the criteria of having a total disability rating for at least 10 consecutive years immediately preceding his death.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that diabetes mellitus, type II, a condition presumed to be related to herbicide exposure during service, contributed substantially to the veteran's death.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to acoustic trauma incurred in service.

The Board denied service connection for a left hip disability, hearing loss, hypertension, and coronary artery disease. The claim for an initial compensable evaluation for residuals of a left rib fracture was also denied.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, degenerative joint disease of the left knee, degenerative joint disease of the left hip, and coronary artery disease, status post coronary artery bypass were remanded for a Travel Board hearing.

The veteran withdrew the appeal before a decision was made.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertensive arteriosclerotic heart disease, cholecystolithiasis, and left ear hearing loss as there was no evidence of these conditions in service or within a reasonable time thereafter, nor any competent medical evidence linking them to his military service.

The appeal was remanded to reschedule the veteran's video conference hearing at the St. Paul RO.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause his death and played no substantial or material part in his death, and did not otherwise materially accelerate his death.

The veteran's atherosclerotic coronary artery disease does not warrant an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, coronary artery disease, right leg disability, left leg disability, right hip disability, and left hip disability as there was no evidence of a verified in-service stressor or etiological link to the veteran's active duty.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD, hypertension, migraines, a heart disorder, asthma, defective vision, or a bilateral lung disorder related to service.

The veteran's service-connected hypertensive heart disease does not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and therefore, TDIU is denied.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for additional development, including scheduling a hearing for the veteran.

The Board remands the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if service-connected PTSD aggravated coronary artery disease.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a skeletal condition due to concaved chest and a heart condition due to concaved chest, as there was no competent medical evidence showing that he had or ever had these conditions.