Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection were not well-grounded and denied them.

The veteran's arteriosclerotic heart disease with history of fibrillation was rated at 60 percent effective March 18, 1997.,Effective May 2, 1998, the veteran's arteriosclerotic heart disease with history of fibrillation is rated at 60 percent.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a heart disorder as her claim is not well grounded.

The veteran died of arteriosclerotic heart disease, which was not related to his service-connected paranoid schizophrenia. The appellant's claim for DIC benefits is denied.

The Board has granted a 60 percent evaluation for the veteran's hypertensive heart disease with chest pain, effective July 22, 1998.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for arteriosclerotic heart disease with hypertension and status post bypass surgery, finding the veteran's condition did not meet criteria for a higher rating.

The veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for his hypertensive cardiovascular disease with cardiomegaly, status-post coronary artery bypass grafts, times three is being remanded due to inadequate medical records and the need for further examination.

The veteran's disability conditions, including uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and amputation of the right leg, have rendered him unable to perform daily activities such as bathing, dressing, or toileting without assistance. The Board has determined that these conditions meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes, a heart disorder, tinnitus, loss of equilibrium, eye infections, glaucoma, and prostate disorder are denied as there is no evidence to support these conditions were incurred or aggravated during service or due to exposure to radiation.

The Board denied service connection for cardiovascular disease, including hypertension, angina and a myocardial infarction in January 1996. The veteran's claim was reopened on August 6, 1996, based on new evidence, and he was granted service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease with myocardial infarction, angina and hypertension from that date. The Board found no legal entitlement to an earlier effective date.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain additional medical records from the veteran's reserve duty service over the period of 1971 to 1991, and to determine whether direct service connection can be granted for his cardiovascular disabilities.

The veteran's disabilities do not render him unable to care for his daily personal needs or to protect himself from the hazards and dangers incident to his daily environment without the assistance of others, thus denying special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance.

The VA has determined that the veteran's rheumatic heart disease with coronary artery disease and history of coronary artery bypass graft does not meet or approximate the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed because he died during the pendency of his appeal.

The Board found the veteran's claim well grounded but denied it on the merits, stating that the most probative evidence was against the claim that his service-connected right elbow disability caused or aggravated his heart disease.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a low back disability or heart disease present in service or within the one-year presumptive period post-service. Therefore, these claims for service connection are denied.

The case is being remanded due to the need for additional terminal hospital records from the Alvin C. York VA Medical Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

The Board denied service connection for ischemic heart disease and bilateral leg disorder on secondary basis to a service-connected condition. The veteran's claims were not well-grounded.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is found to have caused his death due to coronary artery sclerosis. The Board finds the evidence in equipoise, granting service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board found that the veteran's heart disorder was not incurred or aggravated during service and denied his claim for service connection.