The Veteran's right great toe degenerative changes are presumed to have been incurred in service. The Veteran is granted a rating of 60 percent for coronary artery disease status-post myocardial infarction from July 3, 2013 to November 3, 2015.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran has current diagnoses related to his claimed conditions and service connection is established on a presumptive basis for right great toe degenerative changes. The Veteran's coronary artery disease status-post myocardial infarction is rated at 60 percent since July 3, 2013.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative changes of the right great toe, Right ankle polyarthralgia, Left ankle polyarthralgia, Left shoulder polyarthralgia, Right shoulder polyarthralgia, Left elbow polyarthralgia (for symptoms associated with limitation of flexion), Left elbow polyarthralgia (for symptoms associated with limitation of supination), Lumbosacral polyarthralgia, Coronary artery disease status-post myocardial infarction
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- January 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19104908
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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