The Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease was granted a 60% rating from January 31, 2011 to May 14, 2015 and a 100% rating thereafter.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner established that the Veteran experienced recurrent episodes of acute congestive heart failure annually, warranting a 60% rating. However, beginning May 15, 2015, his symptoms more closely approximated the 100% rating criteria due to chronic congestive heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease, Chronic congestive heart failure, Left ventricular dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- August 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19165883
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