The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for coronary artery disease status post bypass graft is denied prior to January 14, 2019. The issue of entitlement to total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not meet the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent prior to January 14, 2019 for coronary artery disease status post bypass graft.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease status post bypass graft
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 19, 2021
- Citation
- 21030766
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
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