The Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease, status post acute myocardial infarct associated with Type II diabetes mellitus, did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent from May 8, 2001 to November 2, 2004.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's coronary artery disease was not shown to result in a workload of less than 7 METs or evidence of cardiac hypertrophy/dilation on electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, or x-ray. The left ventricular ejection fraction was within the range of 66-79 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Type II Diabetes Mellitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 6, 2010
- Citation
- 1025098
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