The Veteran's claim for a higher rating of coronary artery disease, supraventricular arrhythmia, implanted cardiac pacemaker is granted. A compensable disability rating for scars, residuals of heart surgery is also granted. The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent effective July 10, 2019.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s coronary artery disease meets the criteria for a 100% disability rating due to chronic congestive heart failure and dyspnea during METs testing.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, scar (residual of heart surgery), bilateral hearing loss, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20006900
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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