The Veteran's CABG is rated at 30% effective August 1, 2016. The claim for a one-time payment of 100% rating for July 2016 was denied as the benefit began on August 1, 2016.
The deciding factor: The effective date of the award of a 30 percent disability rating for CABG is August 1, 2016, and compensation benefits begin the first day of the following month regardless of which day within a specific month the effective date is assigned.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20033799
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's earlier effective date for service connection of ischemic heart disease, including CABG and unstable angina with percutaneous coronary intervention with stent, is granted as September 7, 2010.
- Granted
The Veteran's heart disability, including coronary artery disease (CAD), myocardial infarction, and coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) was rated at 100 percent from March 1, 2014 to May 4, 2014. The Board found that the symptoms amounted to an LV dysfunction with an EF of less than 30 percent during this period.
- Granted
The Veteran's CAD with CABG is granted a 30 percent rating from August 31, 2010 to May 2, 2011 and a 60 percent rating starting September 1, 2011.
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