The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease and knee conditions, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, particularly his coronary artery disease and knee conditions, significantly limit his ability to perform physical work, making it impossible for him to engage in substantial gainful employment as a house painter.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, post CABG associated with status post left knee replacement with revision, right knee degenerative arthritis, post-operative bilateral knee and chest scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- April 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19129269
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.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for coronary artery disease to correct duty to assist errors, as there are no adequate medical opinions of record.
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