The Veteran's ischemic heart disease is productive of left ventricular dysfunction with an injection fraction (LVEF) judged, at worst, to be 50 percent. The Board has determined that the clinical signs and manifestations associated with the Veteran's service-connected ischemic heart disease warrant a 60 percent schedular rating for the entire period on appeal.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the evaluation results from the April 2012 DBQ for ischemic heart disease reveal that the Veteran functions, overall, at a cardiac level between 3 to 5 METs, which would merit a 60 percent disability rating. However, the April 2012 examiner found that the Veteran's METs functioning was predominantly diminished by his respiratory status due to the non-service connected COPD, and not by his cardiac status due to his ischemic heart disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 5, 2015
- Citation
- 1505456
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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