Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board has denied service connection for heart disability, right lung disability, and kidney stones. Service connection was granted for low back disability due to osteophytes of the lumbar spine.

The Board has ordered additional development to determine if the veteran's current aortic heart disorder is related to his service, including an examination by a VA cardiologist.

The Board has determined that the veteran's heart disorder is not related to service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has granted compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for the veteran's additional disability due to closure of right leg fasciotomies performed by the VA, but the claim of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a cardiovascular disorder is pending and requires further examination.

The Board found no evidence of service connection for the claimed conditions and denied all issues raised.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for residuals of a right knee injury. However, the claims for hypertension with heart disease and other conditions have been denied as there is no evidence showing service connection.

The veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than May 3, 1995, for a grant of an evaluation of 100 percent for coronary artery disease, status post myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass graft, and pacemaker insertion, with hypertension is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's heart disability was not incurred in or aggravated during service and denied his claim for increased evaluation of bronchitis. The veteran's only service-connected condition is bronchitis, which has been rated at 30 percent.

The veteran's death was caused by chronic alcoholism, which is considered service-connected due to its connection to his PTSD. As a result, the appellant is entitled to increased VA burial benefits.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that lung cancer and rheumatic heart disease were not related to his military service.

The veteran's heart disease and chest condition are not service-connected, as they resulted from his own treatment at VA facilities. The Board found that the additional disability was not due to the VA treatment.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication due to conflicting medical opinions regarding the etiology of the veteran's claimed conditions.

The Board granted service connection and assigned a 60 percent rating for coronary artery disease, effective from April 1996. The ratings for intervertebral disc syndrome at L4-L5 level were also granted, with the higher rating of 40 percent effective from May 12, 1998.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to a finding of clear and unmistakable error in a rating decision from February 1979, which did not consider intervertebral disc syndrome. The veteran served on the Enewetak Atoll Clean Up project where he was exposed to radiation.

The Board has determined that there is no competent evidence linking a current heart disability to service, and thus the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board found no evidence to support the claim that the veteran's heart disorders are related to his service-connected PTSD, and thus denied the claim.

The veteran is seeking an increased rating for his service-connected coronary artery disease. The Board has determined that additional development, including a VA examination and clarification of the veteran's hearing preferences, is needed before the claim can be decided.

The Board has determined that the cause of the veteran's death is not related to service, a service-connected disorder, or VA examination/treatment. The appellant's claim for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was denied as there is no evidence showing that the VA medical treatment in February 1957 contributed to cause his death.

The Board denied service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease and denied accrued benefits for the same condition. The decision found that the veteran's cardiovascular disability was not caused by or related to his military service, nor did it find that it was proximately due to a service-connected disability.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause or contribute substantially to his death from acute pulmonary thromboemboli and congestive heart failure.