Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The veteran's heart disorder, chest pain, and congestive heart failure are not considered to be the result of the June 1995 VA surgical and radiation treatment. The Board found that without this treatment, his lung cancer would have progressed but did not recur.

The veteran's claims for increased rating of his service-connected hypertensive heart disease, and service connection for cerebrovascular disease and peripheral vascular disease as secondary to this condition have been granted.

The Board found no evidence to support the veteran's claims of asthma and heart disease as being related to service, including his Persian Gulf service. The veteran's current conditions are not considered well-grounded.

The Board dismissed the appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection due to a lack of timely submission of a substantive appeal.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disorder, psychiatric disorder, and skin disorder. However, it denied these claims on their merits.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death. The reopened claim is now considered de novo, including whether it is well-grounded.

The veteran's service-connected arteriosclerotic heart disease with hypertension and peripheral vascular disease contributed to his death. The veteran's diabetes mellitus was incurred in service, warranting the grant of service connection for diabetes mellitus for accrued benefits purposes.

The Board found that the appellant's claims for service connection for PTSD, nicotine dependence, ASHD and COPD secondary to nicotine dependence are well grounded. The appeals were granted as the evidence supported a link between in-service tobacco use and current conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, and hypertension secondary to his service-connected bronchial asthma is not well-grounded.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for osteoarthritis of the back, hypertension and aorta stenosis, lung disorder, and gout are not well grounded. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated during active military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for cavernous hemangioma, varicose veins, and initial evaluations for pulmonary disorder (asthma, bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and atherosclerotic heart disease are granted. The claim for service connection for depression is also granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for secondary service connection for a heart disorder, entitlement to an effective date earlier than September 7, 1993 for a grant of service connection for pulmonary asbestosis, and entitlement to an increased rating for pulmonary asbestosis. The decision also noted that the veteran did not have hypertension.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for beriberi and hypertensive arteriosclerotic heart disease, finding that there were no pending claims at the time of his death. The appellant was therefore not entitled to accrued benefits.

The veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected condition, and the Board denied both his claim for service connection for the cause of death and his claim for dependency and indemnity compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is remanded due to the need for a medical opinion providing a nexus between his current heart disability and the treatment provided at a VAMC from February to April 1993.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied in 1984, and there was no pending claim at the time of his death. Therefore, accrued benefits are not granted.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for ventricular fibrillation, acute myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, and COPD as these conditions were not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to new and material evidence, including a statement from Dr. Parsick supporting the appellant's claim that the veteran's death was related to a service-connected disability.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for malaria, a right hip disability, and a right leg disability. The evidence did not establish current diagnoses or a link to military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for heart disease and Buerger's disease with partial amputation of the left foot due to nicotine dependence are not well grounded, as there is no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to in-service smoking.