The Board has granted a TDIU rating effective November 27, 2002 based on the veteran's service-connected arteriosclerotic heart disease with status post triple coronary artery bypass surgery. The combined rating for all disabilities was 40 percent prior to this decision.
The deciding factor: The veteran submitted a formal claim for TDIU on November 27, 2002, and the effective date of his TDIU rating is set at the date of receipt of that claim (November 27, 2002).
- Claimed conditions
- nicotine dependence, arteriosclerotic heart disease with status post triple coronary artery bypass surgery, emphysema with asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- December 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0639240
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
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