The Board granted service connection for aortic-valve stenosis as secondary to service-connected coronary artery disease (CAD). However, it denied an initial disability evaluation in excess of 60 percent for heart disorder (CAD), finding that the Veteran's condition did not meet criteria for higher ratings due to lack of evidence of congestive heart failure or left ventricular dysfunction with an ejection fraction less than 30 percent.
The deciding factor: The Board found insufficient evidence to support a rating in excess of 60 percent based on the current medical records, which did not show chronic congestive heart failure or left ventricular dysfunction with an ejection fraction less than 30 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- aortic-valve stenosis, coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- December 23, 2022
- Citation
- 22071537
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