The veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease and renal insufficiency were granted, while his claims for increased ratings for PTSD were denied.
The deciding factor: Coronary artery disease and renal insufficiency are aggravated by diabetes mellitus, type II, but the evidence does not support higher ratings for PTSD during the relevant periods.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease status post-coronary artery bypass graft and ischemic cardiomyopathy, Renal insufficiency
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2009
- Citation
- 0902229
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,987 · Granted: 15% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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