The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 60 percent for coronary artery disease is denied. The effective date for the grant of total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied and set at July 17, 2014.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria required for a 100% rating for CAD as there was no chronic congestive heart failure or left ventricular dysfunction with an ejection fraction under 30 percent. The Veteran's TDIU claim arose in November 2013, but his entitlement to TDIU only began in July 2014.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, chronic kidney disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- April 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19126719
What this means for you
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