The Veteran's nose bleeds are rated noncompensable, and the effective dates for increased ratings of right foot injury and scar have been granted. The rating in excess of 10 percent for right foot scar is denied.,Service connection for heart condition (including CAD, angina, and OSA) secondary to service-connected PTSD has been remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current diagnoses do not align with the criteria for a compensable rating for nose bleeds under Diagnostic Code 7804. The effective dates have been granted based on the evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- Nose Bleeds, Heart Condition (including CAD, angina, and OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20065330
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 3,217 · Granted: 46% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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