The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, and granted a 100 percent rating for coronary artery disease (CAD) with hypertension effective February 14, 2006. The claims for service connection for adenocarcinoma of the prostate, ED, and vertigo were deferred due to a stay imposed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
The deciding factor: The veteran's CAD with hypertension was found to have worsened to an ejection fraction less than 30 percent effective February 14, 2006, warranting a 100 percent rating. The other claims were deferred due to a stay on adjudication of herbicide exposure claims.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, adenocarcinoma of the prostate, status post radical prostatectomy and pelvic lymphadectomy, vertigo, erectile dysfunction (ED), coronary artery disease (CAD) with hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2008
- Citation
- 0816465
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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