The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to December 7, 2017 for the grant of service connection for arrhythmia was denied.,A rating of 30 percent for service-connected supraventricular arrhythmia is granted.,The Veteran’s claim for a higher rating for coronary artery disease (CAD) was denied. The current rating of 30 percent is affirmed.,The Veteran's request for total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities was denied.
The deciding factor: There were no pending claims for arrhythmia prior to December 7, 2017. The claim was received within one year of the Veteran’s separation from service.,The evidence shows that the Veteran has paroxysmal atrial fibrillation with more than four episodes per year documented by ECG or Holter monitor, warranting a 30 percent rating for supraventricular arrhythmia.,The Veteran's CAD is rated at 30 percent based on his workload of greater than 5 METs but not greater than 7 METs causing dyspnea, fatigue, angina, dizziness, or syncope. The evidence does not support a higher rating as the condition has improved over time.,The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- supraventricular arrhythmia, coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19161856
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