The Board has restored a 30 percent disability rating for the Veteran's mild aortic stenosis, to include a prior myocardial infarction, as the reduction from 30% to 10% was not properly applied.
The deciding factor: The reduction in disability rating was not based on improvement under ordinary conditions of life and work.
- Claimed conditions
- mild aortic stenosis, prior myocardial infarction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 1, 2021
- Citation
- 21061291
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