Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for atherosclerotic heart disease with angina pectoris and essential hypertension, finding that the condition was not incurred in or aggravated by active duty.

The Board found that the veteran does not have coronary artery disease that was caused or aggravated by his service, and denied the claim.

The veteran is seeking service connection for coronary artery disease, which he claims is secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The case has been remanded due to the need for VCAA compliance.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for dysthymia effective from April 11, 1997. The veteran's claim of service connection for cardiovascular disease was also granted.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal because her substantive appeal was untimely filed, and she did not request an extension of time.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claim for entitlement to service connection for coronary artery disease, status post coronary artery bypass graft times two due to incomplete medical records and the need for a VA examination.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for the issue of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 60 percent for coronary artery disease, status post-bypass. The case is dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for coronary artery disease, finding that the veteran's currently diagnosed condition was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service and is not otherwise related to his service.

The veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. §1318 were not met.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, irritable bowel syndrome, and sinusitis.

The Board found no evidence to support the veteran's claim that his heart disorder is secondary to his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder. The veteran also did not meet the criteria for an increased evaluation of his post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the veteran's death, as it has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of these claims.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected condition, and thus denied his claim for service connection for cause of death.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and a need for a VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease on a direct incurrence basis and for an increased rating for PTSD. The claim for new and material evidence to reopen the heart disorder claim was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for coronary artery disease, status post bypass procedure due to VA's fault in performing April 17, 2001 coronary artery bypass surgery. The COPD issue is remanded as it was not addressed in the original decision.

The Board found no evidence of a current heart disorder related to the veteran's service, specifically his treatment for scarlet fever. For PTSD, there was insufficient evidence linking the veteran's symptoms to an in-service stressor and the examiner did not diagnose PTSD.

The veteran's death was caused by atherosclerotic heart disease, which is presumed to have been incurred due to his service as a POW. The Board granted the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for rheumatoid arthritis and heart disease, finding no evidence of current disabilities related to his active duty service or a service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for heart disability, hepatitis, and anxiety disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service. The veteran's claims for hepatitis and anxiety disorder were previously denied in a final rating decision from June 1985.