The Board has granted a 60 percent disability rating for ischemic heart disease from March 5, 2001 to May 4, 2010. The effective date is set at March 5, 2001 based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicides during service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was in equipoise regarding the Veteran’s ischemic heart disease and that his left ventricular ejection fraction had been between 30% and 50% since initial entitlement, meeting the criteria for a 60 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic heart disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- December 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19192705
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What this means for you
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