The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for coronary artery disease and gastroesophageal reflux disease were denied as there was no evidence of the required severity to warrant higher disability ratings under applicable diagnostic codes.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not demonstrate symptoms that would warrant a higher rating, such as chronic congestive heart failure or left ventricular dysfunction with an ejection fraction less than 30 percent for coronary artery disease, or persistent recurrent epigastric distress with dysphagia, pyrosis, and regurgitation accompanied by substernal or arm/shoulder pain for gastroesophageal reflux disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease (CAD), Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 5, 2018
- Citation
- 1820307
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