The reduction of the disability evaluation from total (100 percent) to 60 percent, effective August 1, 2016, for service-connected coronary artery bypass, status post-acute myocardial infarction, was proper.
The deciding factor: The record shows actual improvement in the Veteran's heart disorder, including no congestive heart failure and a METs testing level that warranted only a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7017.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery bypass, status post-acute myocardial infarction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- January 5, 2022
- Citation
- 22000651
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
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