The Veteran's claim for an increased disability evaluation for coronary artery disease, status-post CABG, was granted. Additionally, the Veteran's claim of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was also granted.
The deciding factor: The VA found that the Veteran experienced and witnessed events involving actual or threatened death or serious injury during his service in Vietnam, which is sufficient to establish a PTSD diagnosis without needing to verify specific combat-related stressors. The Veteran's history of coronary artery disease, including left ventricular dysfunction with an ejection fraction of 55-60 percent, also supported the grant of a higher disability evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, posttraumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 10, 2022
- Citation
- A22022753
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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.
What you can do next
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- 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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for coronary artery disease is being remanded due to the inadequacy of a previous VA examination.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for coronary artery disease, hypertension, and stroke as there was no evidence of herbicide agent exposure during service and the medical opinions were against a nexus to service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder has been dismissed as the appellant requested withdrawal of the appeal.
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