Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board granted a 60 percent evaluation for the appellant's heart disease, including aortic regurgitation status post aortic valve prosthesis from January 19, 1989 through May 31, 1991. The Board also granted effective TDIU from September 1, 1992.

The veteran's claimed conditions were not incurred or aggravated during service and are not presumed to be related to his military service. The stomach, sleep, and heart disabilities have been medically demonstrated after service but do not meet the criteria for an undiagnosed illness.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for a heart disorder. The RO must now review the record to determine if the reopened claim is well-grounded, based on all available evidence.

The Board granted service connection for a heart condition secondary to PTSD and assigned a 60% evaluation effective from July 11, 1991. The veteran's claim of TDIU was also granted with an effective date of July 11, 1991.

The veteran's arteriosclerotic heart disease is determined to be related to his service, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has found new and material evidence sufficient to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a heart disorder, but further development is needed before deciding on the merits.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for heart disease, including as secondary to a service-connected disability, is not well-grounded and denied the claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for beriberi heart disease, to include ischemic heart disease is well grounded and remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the veteran's death. The appellant is seeking service connection for ischemic heart disease, which she claims was caused by beriberi during his captivity as a POW.

The Board found no medical evidence relating any current heart pathology to service or symptoms reported following discharge from service, and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection for heart disease.

The veteran's claim for automobile and adaptive equipment or for adaptive equipment only was denied as he did not meet the legal criteria for eligibility.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding that there was no evidence linking his pneumonia in service to his later cardiovascular and respiratory conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating of PTSD and service connection for a heart condition as secondary to his PTSD. The heart condition claim was found not well-grounded, while the PTSD claim had no evidence supporting a higher rating.

The Board found that the veteran's heart disease had its onset during active service and granted his claim for service connection.

The veteran's coronary artery disease with hypertension, status post coronary artery bypass graft, is currently rated at 60 percent disabling. His major depressive disorder is rated at 10 percent disabling.

The Board has determined that the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is well grounded. The veteran died from coronary artery occlusive disease due to post-gastrectomy syndrome, which was related to his service-connected gastrectomy with dumping syndrome.

The Board finds that the veteran's claim for hypertension is well-grounded on the basis of mild hypertension at discharge and current diagnosis. The claims for service connection for heart disease, to include swelling of the feet, as secondary to hypertension are deferred pending further development.

The Board found that the submitted evidence was not new and material, thus denying the reopening of the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for heart disease as there was no evidence of a current disability resulting from service-incurred hypertension.

The Board has reopened the appellant's claim and found new and material evidence, but the claim remains not well grounded as there is no medical evidence linking any of the diagnosed heart problems to military service or previously service-connected disability.