The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for his service-connected hypertensive cardiovascular disease with history of myocardial infarction, finding that the evidence did not warrant a higher rating and that referral to VA officials for consideration of an extraschedular evaluation was not warranted.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the medical evidence did not support a higher disability rating or an extraschedular evaluation due to lack of documented coronary artery disease resulting in congestive heart failure, left ventricular dysfunction with an ejection fraction of less than 30 percent, or frequent periods of hospitalization.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertensive cardiovascular disease with history of myocardial infarction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 31, 2001
- Citation
- 0102922
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