The Veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy was reopened and granted. The initial rating for ischemic heart disease (IHD) prior to March 26, 2020, remains denied. A TDIU is granted effective April 14, 2016.,Issues related to pancytopenia, kidney disorder, and IHD are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy was reopened due to new evidence provided since the last final denial. The initial rating for ischemic heart disease (IHD) prior to March 26, 2020, remains denied as there is no evidence of more than one episode of acute congestive heart failure in the past year or a workload greater than 3 METs but not greater than 5 METs resulting in dyspnea, fatigue, angina, dizziness, or syncope.,Issues related to pancytopenia, kidney disorder, and IHD are remanded as there is insufficient evidence to determine the nature of these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy, Pancytopenia, Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD), Kidney Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20081103
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Decisions by this judge: 1,429 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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