The Veteran's service-connected heart disability does not preclude him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment, and therefore the claim for a TDIU is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's heart disability limits his capacity to perform exertional activities but does not prevent him from obtaining and maintaining an office-like position with low-stress responsibilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease (heart disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 2, 2022
- Citation
- 22005559
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- Granted
For the period on appeal from March 2, 2018, a 100 percent evaluation for the Veteran’s service-connected coronary artery disease (heart disability) is granted.,Effective March 2, 2018, special monthly compensation (SMC) at the house bound rate under 38 U.S.C. § 1114 (s), is granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's heart disability is rated at 60 percent, and the appeal for an increased rating remains pending. The issues of service connection for left and right lower extremity neurological disorders are remanded due to potential herbicide agent exposure. The TDIU claim is also remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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