The veteran's hypertensive heart disease, now recharacterized as coronary artery disease, is manifested by symptoms of shortness of breath, chest pain and postoperative changes from a failed coronary bypass grafting. With resolution of reasonable doubt, the criteria for an initial evaluation of 100 percent have been met.
The deciding factor: The veteran's coronary artery disease with left ventricular dysfunction and ejection fraction less than 30% meets the criteria for a 100 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Codes 7005-7007.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertensive heart disease, coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 28, 2004
- Citation
- 0417141
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