The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for coronary artery disease, status post myocardial infarction was denied. The Veteran's appeal for a compensable disability rating for shell fragment wound, left upper arm is remanded.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found the Veteran’s coronary artery disease did not meet the criteria for a higher than 60 percent rating based on his current METs level and ejection fraction.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, status post myocardial infarction, shell fragment wound, left upper arm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2021
- Citation
- 21003337
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, status post myocardial infarction is remanded due to the need for a VA examination. The effective date for service connection remains March 31, 2010.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an initial 30 percent rating, but no higher, for coronary artery disease, status post myocardial infarction is being remanded due to a duty to assist error.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease status post myocardial infarction was not productive of a workload of 5.0 or less METs resulting in heart failure symptoms during the period on appeal, and thus he is denied an initial rating higher than 30 percent.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been dismissed as the Veteran requested that his appeal be withdrawn from the legacy appeal system and considered under the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) review system.
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