The Veteran's chronic ischemic heart disease is rated at 100 percent, the highest possible rating. The Board granted this higher evaluation based on evidence showing that his service-connected condition alone resulted in a METs level of 3 or less.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed that the Veteran’s service-connected chronic ischemic heart disease alone was responsible for a workload of 1-3 metabolic equivalents (METs), which is below the threshold required for a higher evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic ischemic heart disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- August 29, 2018
- Citation
- 18130636
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