Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected PTSD contributed to his death, and thus grants service connection for the cause of death.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for death pension benefits due to her income exceeding the maximum rate and because she did not meet the criteria for need for regular aid and attendance.

The Board has determined that the veteran's arteriosclerotic heart disease with angina is secondary to his service-connected PTSD and grants this claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's heart disorder is not related to service or his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disability and increased ratings for his back and conversion reaction disabilities due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The veteran's claim for a temporary total rating due to treatment for his service-connected coronary artery disease requiring convalescence was denied by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed musculoskeletal chest pain, hypertension, and coronary artery disease disabilities were not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The claims are therefore denied.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the previously denied claim for service connection for a back condition. The claims for PTSD, heart condition, paranoia and a delusional disorder, chronic skin condition, and pulmonary tuberculosis were also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current hypertension or coronary artery disease due to service or a service-connected disability, and thus denied both claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and coronary artery disease, both claimed as secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The Board also denied the claim for an initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss.

The Board has denied all service connection claims as there is no medical evidence of current diagnoses for the claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims due to incomplete evidence and the need for further development, including verification of in-service stressors and obtaining Social Security Administration records.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected cold injury residuals contributed substantially or materially to cause his death from coronary artery disease (CAD).

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease and a psychiatric condition as secondary to her breast cancer residuals, and also denied her claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to her service-connected disabilities. The preponderance of evidence did not support these claims.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD and granted service connection for nonobstructive coronary artery disease secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board granted the veteran's claims for an effective date prior to June 17, 2004 for a 100% evaluation for PTSD and service connection for hypertension, heart disease, liver disease, malaria, and disability due to exposure to Agent Orange. The rating assigned was not specified.

The veteran's appeal is mixed, with some issues granted and others not. The RO awarded a higher 30 percent rating for coronary artery disease since September 29, 2006, but continued the initial 10 percent rating from September 28, 2001 to September 28, 2005, and denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension.

The Board found that the veteran's cardiovascular diseases, including coronary artery disease and hypertension, were not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The only competent opinion addressing the primary contended causal relationship is that the veteran's cardiovascular diseases are not due to his service-connected nephrolithiasis with a history of pyelonephritis.

The Board has granted service connection for lung cancer, which is presumed to have been incurred as a result of the veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation during service. The other claims remain pending and will be addressed in a supplemental statement of the case.