The Veteran's claims for a separate rating for right carotid endarterectomy residuals and VA compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for left carotid artery blockage have been granted.
The deciding factor: VA compensation was awarded based on the additional disability resulting from lack of timely follow-up treatment, which led to worsening of the Veteran's left carotid artery condition and subsequent additional disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Total occlusion of right carotid artery, Left carotid artery blockage
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2012
- Citation
- 1203383
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for TDIU is granted with an effective date of June 1, 2001. The original claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 were received in June 1997 and the Veteran became unemployable on June 2001.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's left carotid artery blockage is currently rated at 10 percent, the minimum rating available under Diagnostic Code 7015 for atrioventricular block. The Board finds that his symptoms most closely approximate this level of disability.
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