The Veteran is granted a rating of 30 percent for coronary artery disease from December 17, 1993 to August 15, 2010.,The Veteran is granted a rating of 60 percent for coronary artery disease from August 16, 2010 to September 19, 2010.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence demonstrates that the Veteran's coronary artery disease precluded him from sedentary employment.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, aortic and mitral valve replacement, heart condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2017
- Citation
- 1757852
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart condition, including ischemic heart disease. The evidence did not support a finding of a current disability related to service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD was granted with an initial evaluation of 50 percent, effective September 24, 2007. The appeal regarding the heart condition and sleep disorder is denied. The Veteran's hearing loss prior to August 24, 2015, warrants a 20 percent rating.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for coronary artery disease is being remanded due to the inadequacy of a previous VA examination.
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