Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 50 percent disability rating, effective from August 26, 1994. The claim for increased PTSD evaluation is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current arteriosclerotic heart disease was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not proximately due to a service-connected disability. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted a 100 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected PTSD and coronary artery disease, effective from August 24, 1993 to February 28, 1994, and 60 percent thereafter.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for service connection for nicotine dependence and coronary artery disease and peripheral vascular disease.

The veteran's widow is granted an earlier effective date of June [redacted], 1986, for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as an accrued benefit.

The veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected arteriosclerotic heart disease with angina pectoris was denied by the RO.

The Board has found new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for heart disease, which was previously denied in 1958. The appellant's current medical records suggest a possible link between his heart disease and conditions diagnosed during service.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and denied DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 due to lack of evidence linking any disability to military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's death was not caused by or substantially contributed to by his service-connected disability, specifically rheumatic heart disease. The medical evidence does not support a conclusion that these cardiac-related disorders were caused by service.

The veteran's need for regular aid and attendance is not due to service-connected disabilities. The veteran does not have a permanent housebound status or the required anatomical loss or use of limbs, thus denying his claims for special monthly compensation on account of a need for regular aid and attendance or specially adapted housing.

The Board has granted the veteran's request to reopen his claims for service connection for heart disease and stroke with memory loss, both of which are presumed due to exposure to Agent Orange during military service.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to a finding that there was no evidence of carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or similar fault on the part of VA in providing care resulting in additional disability.

The Board has reopened the claims for right and left carpal tunnel syndrome, a heart disorder (pathology to include atrial arrhythmia), and hypertension. The veteran's current diagnoses are found more likely related to his active military service.

The veteran's claim of service connection for a heart disability is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining relevant medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The veteran's death was caused by a service-related disease, coronary artery disease. Service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is granted.

The veteran's non-service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on need for regular aid and attendance or housebound status. The right knee degenerative joint disease was not found to be service-connected.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for consideration of new VA medical records regarding the veteran's cardiac status, as the veteran waived consideration of this evidence. The RO will then readjudicate the claim and provide a supplemental statement of the case if necessary.

The veteran is granted a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes due to his service-connected disabilities, which include panic attacks, coronary artery disease, hypertension, subacromial bursitis with degenerative joint disease of the shoulders, hemorrhoids, and costochondritis. The combined disability evaluation is 40 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased evaluation for rheumatic heart disease and a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability. The veteran was found not to meet the percentage requirements for a total rating under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a), but his case is considered well-grounded under 38 U.S.C.A. § 5107(a) and VA policy.

The veteran's claim for a TDIU rating is being remanded due to the need for further VA examination and additional medical records.