The Veteran's residuals of pulmonary embolism require lifelong anticoagulant therapy, which is rated at a 60 percent disability rating since February 27, 2009.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran required lifelong anticoagulant therapy for his service-connected pulmonary embolism, and this was sufficient to meet the criteria for a 60 percent rating under DC 6817.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of pulmonary embolism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- December 13, 2017
- Citation
- 1757519
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