Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The veteran died due to myocardial infarction, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and non-insulin dependent diabetes. The service-connected disabilities did not cause his death.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete service records and a need for additional medical evaluations. The veteran's heart disorder claim will be reconsidered with new evidence.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused or substantially contributed to by any service-connected disability, including his hypertension and PTSD. The cause of death was attributed to metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding whether the veteran's diabetes contributed substantially and materially to his death from heart disease. The claims will be reconsidered after this additional development.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected condition, and thus denied his claim for service connection of cause of death. The DIC claim under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 was also denied due to lack of legal merit.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for effective dates prior to January 25, 2000 for increased ratings of ischemic heart disease and a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection of a heart disorder secondary to his service-connected bilateral thrombophlebitis, finding that there was no evidence linking the two conditions.

The Board found that the appellant did not become disabled from an injury, myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest, or cerebrovascular accident during inactive duty for training in March 1985 and thus is not eligible for compensation benefits based on such training.

The Board found that the veteran's death was due to coronary artery disease, which appeared many years after service. The residuals of pyloroplasty and vagotomy were not shown to have caused or contributed to his death.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, a bilateral knee disability, a heart disability, allergies, peripheral neuropathy of the right and left hands, and asthma due to lack of evidence of current disabilities.

The veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for hypertension, hypertensive arteriosclerotic heart disease with old myocardial infarction, and residuals of right and left knee injuries were denied. The claim for lumbosacral strain remains pending.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease and assigned initial disability ratings of 10 percent each for peripheral neuropathy of his lower extremities. The veteran was not granted higher initial ratings.

The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to his service-connected right knee disability contributing to his arteriosclerotic heart disease and congestive heart failure. The appellant is also eligible for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits under Chapter 35.

The veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional heart and lung disability, claimed as secondary to a tooth extraction performed at a VA facility in September 1998. The case has been remanded due to inadequate notification of the redefined obligations of VA with respect to his claim.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disorder and disability associated with blackout spells and seizures, finding no current evidence of these conditions.

The Board found that the veteran's coronary artery disease and hypertension were not incurred in or aggravated during active service, and may not be presumed to have been incurred in service. The medical evidence did not show a relationship between these conditions and herbicide exposure.

The Board finds that the veteran's ischemic cardiomyopathy and coronary artery disease, which caused his death, are presumed to have resulted from his POW experience during active military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease, status post myocardial infarction, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability related to his military service.

The Board granted an effective date of March 24, 1994 for the award of dependency and indemnity compensation benefits based on a liberalizing regulation that allowed earlier entitlement. The appellant's claim was reopened due to new evidence submitted after the change in the law.

The Board found no competent medical evidence linking any claimed conditions to service, resulting in denial of all service connection claims.