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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2018
- Citation
- 1804983
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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