The veteran's hypertensive heart disease was granted a disability rating of 60 percent effective July 15, 2003. The appeal is resolved in the veteran's favor for this period.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the veteran's hypertension had been manifested by workload of greater than 3 METs but not greater than 5 resulting in dyspnea, fatigue, and dizziness since January 12, 1998. The assigned rating was found to be appropriate based on this finding.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertensive heart disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- April 22, 2004
- Citation
- 0410391
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a heart condition to obtain an addendum opinion from a VA clinician regarding whether the Veteran's current heart condition is related to service, including in-service treatment for hypertension.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including a bilateral eye disability and cardiovascular conditions, based on the Veteran's in-service occupational exposures.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and accrued benefits due to pending asbestos exposure development.
- Partly granted
The Board grants service connection for hypertensive heart disease as secondary to the Veteran's already service-connected hypertension. The appeal is remanded for further development regarding a heart disability not yet service connected.
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