The Board denied a rating in excess of 60 percent for unstable angina, finding that the Veteran's condition did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on symptoms such as chronic congestive heart failure or left ventricular dysfunction with an ejection fraction less than 30 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not demonstrate symptoms consistent with chronic congestive heart failure or left ventricular dysfunction with an ejection fraction less than 30 percent, which are required for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic code.
- Claimed conditions
- Unstable angina, Atherosclerosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- December 13, 2022
- Citation
- A22025279
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