The Veteran's adjustment disorder has been granted an initial 70 percent rating, but no higher.,Service connection for heart disease is remanded due to lack of evidence linking it to service.
The deciding factor: The severity and frequency of the Veteran’s symptoms more closely approximated those required for a 70 percent disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder, heart disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20066538
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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