The Veteran's ischemic heart disease (CAD) is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s CAD does not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating as it does not demonstrate a workload of greater than 5 METs but not greater than 7 METs resulting in dyspnea, fatigue, angina, dizziness, or syncope, and there is no evidence of cardiac hypertrophy or dilatation.
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic heart disease (coronary artery disease)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2019
- Citation
- A19003424
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,170 · Granted: 38% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran is granted a 10 percent disability rating for ischemic heart disease associated with herbicide exposure from October 21, 2003, to January 27, 2014.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted a disability rating of 60 percent for ischemic heart disease (coronary artery disease) effective June 8, 2022. The decision is based on the Veteran's functional impairment and consistent with the criteria for a 60 percent rating.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for ischemic heart disease and bilateral hearing loss due to new evidence showing worsening symptoms, and for a TDIU claim. The Veteran is required to submit lay statements from himself and others regarding his service-connected disabilities' impact on employment.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus, and COPD have been denied as there is no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents or asbestos. The Board found that the Veteran did not serve in Vietnam and thus could not be presumed exposed to herbicides. Additionally, his symptoms were not shown to be related to service.
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