The Veteran's entitlement to a disability rating of 100 percent for coronary artery disease with congestive heart failure is granted effective November 1, 2014. The issue of entitlement to a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) is moot as the Veteran is already receiving a 100 percent schedular rating for CAD.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's congestive heart failure was documented since November 1, 2014 and has continued to be a chronic condition. The earliest date of an increase in symptoms is November 1, 2014, which is the effective date for the 100 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease (CAD), Congestive heart failure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- August 5, 2024
- Citation
- A24043583
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