The Veteran's CAD was granted a 100% rating effective April 16, 2018. Service connection for tinea and asthma were granted, but service connection for BPH was denied.,TDIU benefits were granted from February 1, 2012.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's CAD met the criteria for a 100% rating effective April 16, 2018 due to his left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) dropping below 30 percent.,Service connection was granted for tinea and asthma as they were first manifested in the combat environment.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Tinea, Asthma, Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 23, 2022
- Citation
- 22065757
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