The Veteran's rating for first degree atrioventricular block with pacemaker was increased to 60 percent effective May 18, 2018. The claim for a higher rating remains pending as the Veteran is presumed to seek the maximum available benefit.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran had chronic congestive heart failure but no episodes in the past year and only two throughout the appeal period (February 2009 and September 2016). The METs level was between 3 and 5, and LVEF between 35 to 45 percent at the May 2018 examination.
- Claimed conditions
- First degree atrioventricular block with pacemaker
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- November 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19190014
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What this means for you
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