The Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease, status post bypass, associated with hypertension does not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent from February 23, 2001. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran has not experienced more than one episode of acute congestive heart failure or a workload less than 5 METs resulting in dyspnea, fatigue, angina, dizziness, or syncope. His combined disability rating is 60 percent, which does not meet the threshold for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease, status post bypass, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 10, 2009
- Citation
- 0904840
What this means for you
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