Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have any of the claimed conditions until many decades after service, and thus cannot be presumed to have been incurred in or aggravated by service. The appellant's verified service with the recognized guerrillas is also not considered qualifying active military service for VA pension purposes.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, sleep disturbance, right hand disability, coronary artery disease (CAD), and residuals of a right eye injury have all been denied. The evidence received since the April 1994 denial did not provide sufficient new and material evidence to reopen any of these claims.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development due to the need for updated medical records and a cardiac examination.

The veteran's coronary artery disease and hypertension are found to be proximately due to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for residuals of right 5th metacarpal fracture, but denied service connection and increased ratings for the veteran's knees and coronary artery disease.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current bilateral hearing loss or heart disease manifested by RBBB with sinus bradycardia, and thus service connection for these conditions is denied.,The VA examinations did not find any underlying heart disease or hypertension in the veteran's case.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that his cardiovascular and gastrointestinal conditions were not related to his military service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a heart disability as the result of service or a service-connected disease, and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, residuals of a head injury, and low back disorder. The claims for flat feet, asthma, and rheumatic fever were not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of his heart disease and low back disability. The case will be returned to the AMC for further examination and consideration.

The Board has determined that the cause of the veteran's death was not due to a service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The veteran's appeal for special monthly pension on account of the need for aid and attendance of another person is granted due to his disabilities, including type II diabetes mellitus, venous insufficiency, lung condition, essential hypertension, and coronary artery disease. The Board found that he needs regular aid and attendance as he is so nearly helpless in performing activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing himself, keeping himself clean, cooking for himself, and protecting himself from hazards.

The veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection were denied, and the Board dismissed the appeal due to the veteran's death.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death and also denied his claim for nonservice-connected death pension benefits due to lack of qualifying military service.

The Board found that the veteran's heart disease, which caused his death, was not related to service and denied the claim for service connection for the cause of his death.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of her husband's death and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code.

The Board denied service connection for rheumatic heart disease and hypertension, finding that the conditions existed prior to service and were not aggravated by military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral shin splints, a respiratory condition, a heart condition described as tightness in the chest, and heat exhaustion due to lack of competent evidence of current disabilities related to these conditions during or after military service.

The Board found that the veteran's current respiratory and pulmonary conditions had their onset many years after service and are not related to any claimed treatment of pneumonia during service or any residuals thereof. Therefore, the claim for service connection for residuals of pneumonia was denied.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and basic eligibility for Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance due to lack of evidence linking the veteran's cardiovascular disease to his period of active military service.