The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating of 100 percent for coronary artery disease (CAD) has been granted. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus have also been established.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence demonstrated that the Veteran's CAD condition met the criteria for a 100 percent rating due to having a workload of 3 METs or less with heart failure symptoms, which is consistent with the pre-amendment and post-amendment rating criteria. For bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, service connection was established based on the Veteran's credible statements regarding exposure to hazardous noise in service and persistent symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease (CAD), bilateral hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- August 14, 2024
- Citation
- A24046868
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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