The Board granted an increased disability rating of 60 percent for ischemic heart disease and a 10 percent disability rating for the residuals of a gunshot wound to the left ankle, effective October 17, 1995. The appellant's claim for earlier effective date was also granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appellant's ischemic heart disease warranted a 60 percent rating based on its severity and functional impairment, while his residuals of a gunshot wound to the left ankle were rated at 10 percent due to the presence of a 'hardly visible' scar. The effective date was set at October 17, 1995.
- Claimed conditions
- ischemic heart disease, irritable bowel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- May 24, 2000
- Citation
- 0013782
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