The Veteran's service-connected supraventricular tachycardia was found to meet the criteria for a 30 percent rating from November 21, 2008 to August 8, 2013 and a 60 percent rating from August 9, 2013 to March 8, 2016. Since then, it has met the criteria for a 100 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left ventricular dysfunction with an ejection fraction of at worst 45% and workload of greater than 5 METs but not greater than 5 METs resulting in dyspnea, fatigue, and dizziness from August 9, 2013 to March 8, 2016 met the criteria for a 60 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7011. The subsequent left ventricular dysfunction with an ejection fraction of 24% since March 9, 2016 met the criteria for a 100 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Supraventricular tachycardia, Left Ventricular Dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 16, 2017
- Citation
- 1704730
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