Ischemic heart disease Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection are well-grounded and will be reviewed on their merits. The veteran is entitled to service connection for headaches, but not for multiple joint arthritis or arteriosclerotic heart disease.

The veteran's claims for service connection for heart disease, left knee disability, and low back disability are denied as not well grounded. The claim for increased rating of right knee disability is also denied.

The veteran's claims for an increased rating for his duodenal ulcer and service connection for a heart disability, claimed as secondary to PTSD, are both granted.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including joint disease, skin disease, scleroderma, Raynaud's Syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), genetic damage with fragile X chromosome (FXC), a heart disorder, and defective hearing, were denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his service or inservice exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of the cause of the veteran's death due to new and material evidence, but has determined that the claim is not well-grounded as there is no competent medical evidence linking any condition during service to the cause of death.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for ischemic heart disease due to beriberi as a POW and for an increased evaluation for his gastrointestinal disability.

The Board granted service connection for migraines, hypertensive coronary artery disease, sleep apnea, hiatal hernia with reflux, and prostatitis. The veteran was assigned a 10 percent rating for migraines, a 50 percent rating for sleep apnea, and a noncompensable rating for the other conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a heart disorder related to service or a service-connected disability. Service connection for multiple joints affected by joint pain (excluding right knee and left ankle) is granted, but no specific rating is assigned as it pertains to an existing condition. Service connection for traumatic arthritis of the left talonavicular joint is granted with a 10 percent rating from June 1989 through June 1997.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected psychophysiologic musculoskeletal reaction is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development of records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for heart disease and multiple joint arthritis, finding that there was no competent medical evidence to support these conditions as being related to his military service.

The veteran's death was not caused by VA hospitalization or medical treatment, and dependency and indemnity compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease was not well-grounded and denied it.

The Board has denied both the claim for service connection for a heart disability and the request for an increased rating for aphakia of the left eye. The veteran's heart condition is not shown to have had its onset in service or within one year postservice, and there is no medical evidence linking his current heart problems to military service. His current aphakia of the left eye is rated at 30 percent based on the severity of his vision impairment.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disorder and hypertension are not well grounded. The appeals for increased ratings of right knee laxity with ligament instability and lumbar spine residuals have been denied as there is no evidence to support the current diagnoses or service connection.

The veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating for PTSD, as well as his claim for TDIU were all denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection or an increase in disability ratings.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for reactive hypoglycemia and a heart disorder, as well as his claim for an increased rating for his gastrointestinal condition. The veteran was not granted any new ratings or benefits.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for coronary artery disease with hypertension, post-myocardial infarction is denied as the evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The veteran's death was caused by arteriosclerotic heart disease, with renal failure listed as an other significant condition contributing to his death. Service connection for the cause of death is granted.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's coronary artery disease and hypertension to his period of active service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

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.