The Veteran's PVCs are rated at 30 percent, the maximum schedular rating for PVCs. The current evidence does not show any additional disability that would warrant a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The September 2012 VA examination did not find any additional disability beyond intermittent paroxysmal PVCs with more than four episodes per year documented by EKG or Holter monitor, which is the current maximum schedular rating for PVCs.
- Claimed conditions
- Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVCs)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 20, 2013
- Citation
- 1316523
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