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
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,435 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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