The Veteran's hypertension is granted as secondary to PTSD. His CAD is rated at 60 percent, and he is granted a separate initial rating of 10 percent for the left knee due to symptomatic removal of cartilage.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on evidence showing that the Veteran's PTSD aggravated his hypertension. The VA examiner provided an opinion supporting this conclusion. For CAD, the workload under consideration corresponded with a 60 percent rating as per the criteria in DC 7005. The left knee meniscectomy resulted in residual symptoms and was rated separately.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension, Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Left Knee Instability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- July 12, 2016
- Citation
- 1627566
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