The Veteran's heart disability was granted a 100% rating from January 28, 2016 to August 13, 2018.
The deciding factor: Chronic congestive heart failure was diagnosed and confirmed in the medical records during this period.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart Disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19145200
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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