The Veteran's appeal for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for CAD with a history of acute myocardial infarction status post stent placement from January 15, 2019 to February 23, 2022 has been dismissed.,Service connection for left ear hearing loss disability was denied as there is no evidence showing the Veteran experienced a current disability in service or within one year of separation. The Board found that the Veteran's current left ear hearing loss did not meet VA criteria and thus could not be presumed to have originated from service.,The Veteran's appeal for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for CAD with a history of acute myocardial infarction status post stent placement from February 24, 2022 was dismissed as the evidence did not show that the current disability was caused by or aggravated by service-connected conditions.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include depression and PTSD) is remanded due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a higher evaluation of CAD with a history of acute myocardial infarction status post stent placement from January 15, 2019 to February 23, 2022.,There is no evidence showing the Veteran experienced left ear hearing loss in service or within one year of separation. The Board found that the current disability did not meet VA criteria for a hearing loss disability and thus could not be presumed to have originated from service.,The evidence did not show that the current CAD with a history of acute myocardial infarction status post stent placement was caused by or aggravated by service-connected conditions. The Veteran's current condition was found to be due to his own progression over time, rather than any in-service event or injury.,There is insufficient evidence to establish a causal relationship between the Veteran's psychiatric disorders and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease (CAD), Left ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 2, 2023
- Citation
- A23030675
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