The Board denied an earlier effective date for the assignment of a 100 percent rating for ischemic heart disease and coronary artery disease, as well as dismissed the claim for entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The worsening in the Veteran's heart disability became factually ascertainable after the filing of the August 1, 2022, claim for an increased rating, and the issue of TDIU was mooted by the increase in the rating assigned the Veteran's heart disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic heart disease and coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24073222
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
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