The veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease status post myocardial infarction and bypass graft warrants a 100 percent disability rating, precluding more than sedentary employment.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows the veteran is disabled due to severe coronary artery disease resulting in chronic congestive heart failure or work limitations.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease status post myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass graft
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 26, 2005
- Citation
- 0514504
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for CAD, heart block, and coronary artery bypass graft was granted with an effective date of January 9, 1998.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of coronary artery disease (CAD) is being remanded due to a duty to assist error regarding the November 2021 echocardiogram and whether dyspnea can be attributed to CAD.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for an increased initial disability rating of 60 percent for coronary artery disease status post myocardial infarction is granted. The other claims are denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 1, 2015 for the award of service connection for coronary artery disease status post myocardial infarction based on presumptive service connection due to herbicide exposure during Vietnam service.
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