The Board granted the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected hypertensive cardiovascular disease and pes planus, with a 60 percent rating assigned for the period beginning May 4, 2007. The TDIU claim was also granted effective from May 4, 2007.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's heart disability manifested symptoms such as chest pain, dizziness and dyspnea, with an ejection fraction of 54 percent for the period beginning May 4, 2007. The pes planus was characterized by chronic foot pain and mild loss of longitudinal arch.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertensive cardiovascular disease, pes planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 23, 2011
- Citation
- 1107272
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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