The Board has granted a higher initial disability rating of 100 percent for service-connected coronary artery disease with congestive heart failure from May 9, 1996 to March 20, 2002.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's CAD manifested as preclusion of more than sedentary employment during and after acute illness, chronic congestive heart failure, and angina on moderate exertion. The Board found that the evidence supported that the Veteran received regular treatment for congestive heart failure and angina during the period from May 9, 1996 to March 20, 2002.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease (CAD), Congestive heart failure, Angina
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19181683
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.
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