Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The veteran's status post myocardial infarctions are considered incurred during active service due to ischemic heart disease, which is presumed to have been incurred in service as a former prisoner of war.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection are not well-grounded and thus denied.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a heart condition is well-grounded and the Board finds that VA has not fulfilled its duty to assist in this case. Further development, including obtaining records of treatment by health care providers and Social Security Administration, is required.

The veteran is seeking service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD) and the RO has remanded the case to obtain a medical opinion regarding whether his PTSD aggravated his CAD.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen her claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted since the March 1963 rating decision.

The veteran's claim for service connection of coronary artery disease secondary to his PTSD is granted. However, the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to VA care is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, including hypertension; right knee disability; left knee disability; and residuals of nasal fracture are not well-grounded. The evidence does not support a current diagnosis or show any link between these conditions and active service.

The Board has determined that the claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is well-grounded, and VA will assist in developing facts pertinent to this claim.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for rheumatic heart disease and service connection for generalized arteriosclerosis, coronary artery disease, and peripheral vascular disease. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to his active service or service-connected condition.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a heart condition, stating that there was no evidence of an electric shock during service or a link between any current symptoms and his active service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder exacerbates his heart disorder, and therefore grants entitlement to service connection for a heart disorder on an aggravation basis.

The Board has determined that the veteran's heart disorder is not related to his service-connected abdominal disability and therefore, he cannot establish a well-grounded claim for secondary service connection. The VA rating assigned for his postoperative residuals of a ruptured appendix with resection of the ileum remains at 60 percent.

The veteran's cardiovascular disabilities, including coronary artery disease, paroxysmal atrial tachycardia, and hypertension, are rated at a single entity of 30 percent. The RO has granted an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected cardiovascular disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for a left leg disability, back disability, left hand disability, and rheumatic heart disease are not well grounded. The evidence does not support a finding of current disabilities or a link to service.

The Board has determined that the claim for service connection for coronary artery disease is not well grounded, as there is no competent evidence linking the condition to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board found that the veteran's claims of service connection for heart disease and lung disease are not well grounded, as there is no credible evidence to support these claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disorder as secondary to his service-connected depressive reaction with syncope and neurodermatitis, entitlement to a disability evaluation in excess of 50 percent for service-connected depressive reaction with syncope and neurodermatitis, and entitlement to a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service connected disabilities. The Board found that the veteran's heart disorder was not related to his service or any service-connected condition.

The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted, allowing the veteran's previously denied claim of service connection for heart disease as secondary to his service-connected anxiety disorder to be reopened. The Board also determined that the veteran has coronary heart disease that is secondary to his service-connected anxiety disorder, warranting a grant of service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person or by reason of being housebound due to his nonservice-connected coronary artery disease status post angioplasty times two with hypertension. The case is remanded for further development, including a cardiology examination.

The Board found no service connection for the cause of death and denied both claims.