The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and granted. He is now entitled to a 100 percent rating for coronary artery disease prior to August 22, 2013, and a noncompensable rating for the scars associated with his squamous cell carcinoma of the left lung, status post lobectomy.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence supports the assignment of a 100 percent rating for coronary artery disease prior to August 22, 2013, due to chronic congestive heart failure. The scars are not considered superficial and painful on examination, thus warranting only a noncompensable rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Speech disorder, Right eye disorder, Residuals of ischemic stroke, Coronary artery disease, Squamous cell carcinoma of the left lung, status post lobectomy, Scar residuals associated with squamous cell carcinoma of the left lung, status post lobectomy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- March 9, 2018
- Citation
- 1814739
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