The Board has restored the Veteran's CAD rating from 100% to 30%, effective October 1, 2014.,The Veteran is granted an initial rating of 70% for PTSD since October 29, 2010.
The deciding factor: The reduction was improper as there was no evidence of improvement in the Veteran's CAD.,The Veteran's PTSD symptoms met the criteria for a 70% rating due to occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Osteoporosis, Bladder Cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2018
- Citation
- 1802870
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- Granted
The Veteran's TDIU and SMC for housebound status are granted based on service-connected PTSD from October 12, 2023, and CAD from October 1, 2022. The appeals were granted due to the severity of these conditions preventing the Veteran from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
- Granted
The Veteran's hypertension was granted a 10 percent rating for the period prior to August 10, 2022. The Veteran's bladder cancer received a 100 percent rating from March 7, 2018 until September 8, 2018.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease (CAD) is being remanded for a VA examination to determine its current severity and for the consideration of any outstanding private medical records.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bladder cancer effective from December 16, 2005, finding that the Veteran had a claim pending since then.
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