The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for coronary artery disease was denied. The current effective date is not provided.,For the period prior to June 24, 2003, the Veteran received a 10 percent disability rating for his coronary artery disease. No higher rating is warranted as there is no evidence of workload greater than 5 METs or cardiac hypertrophy/dilation on EKG, echocardiogram, or X-ray.,For the period from November 1, 2003 to January 23, 2006, the Veteran received a 60 percent disability rating for his coronary artery disease. No higher rating is warranted as there is no evidence of chronic congestive heart failure, workload less than 3 METs, or left ventricular dysfunction with an ejection fraction less than 30 percent.,For the period prior to July 12, 2011, the Veteran received a noncompensable disability rating for his painful scars. No higher rating is warranted as none of the scars were unstable or painful.,From July 12, 2011, the Veteran received a compensable disability rating (20 percent) for his painful scars. The current effective date is not provided.

The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support higher ratings based on the severity of the Veteran's coronary artery disease or painful scars.

Claimed conditions

Coronary artery disease, Painful scars

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

January 25, 2018

Citation

1804983

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