The Veteran's initial and increased ratings for coronary artery disease with atrial fibrillation are denied. The case is remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under VA's rating schedule, as the Veteran did not experience symptoms at levels of activity below those required for the current ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease with atrial fibrillation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 15, 2022
- Citation
- 22052653
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, but denied increased ratings for coronary artery disease with atrial fibrillation and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer, status post lobectomy.
- Denied
The Veteran's cause of death was not due to his service-connected disabilities, and there is no evidence indicating these conditions should be service connected.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus do not warrant a higher evaluation, and the Board finds that he is not unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Board has granted the veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease with atrial fibrillation as secondary to his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus, and increased ratings for peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities associated with his diabetes.
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