The Veteran's heart disability, including acute, subacute, or old myocardial infarction, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, valvular heart disease, and coronary artery bypass graft, was granted a 100 percent disability rating effective April 18, 2016. The issue of entitlement to TDIU is dismissed as moot due to the grant of a 100 percent rating for service-connected heart disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's heart disability manifested in angina following a workload of 1-3 metabolic equivalents (METs), warranting a 100% disability rating effective April 18, 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- acute, subacute, or old myocardial infarction, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, valvular heart disease, coronary artery bypass graft
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 16, 2024
- Citation
- 24008164
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