The Veteran's implantation of cardiac pacemaker due to bradycardia is rated at 10 percent from January 29, 2004, to February 14, 2006, and after April 14, 2006. From February 14, 2006, to April 14, 2006, a 100 percent rating is granted for the implantation of cardiac pacemaker due to bradycardia.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms were not related to his service-connected heart disability and he did not experience supraventricular arrhythmias or ventricular arrhythmias. The Board found that a separate rating under DC 7015 for the same symptomatology already contemplated by the rating assigned under DC 7005 would result in impermissible pyramiding.
- Claimed conditions
- Bradycardia, Atrial Block
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 24, 2023
- Citation
- 23062439
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for atherosclerosis and bradycardia, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension, but denied service connection for hypertension on a basis other than pursuant to the PACT Act.
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