The Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease, PTSD, lower back condition, and radiculopathies (sciatica) have been granted. A 100% disability rating has been assigned for CAD.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported the grant of a total disability rating due to continuous medication required for CAD.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease (CAD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), lower back condition, lower left extremity radiculopathy (sciatica), lower right extremity radiculopathy (sciatica)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 3, 2021
- Citation
- 21006061
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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