Denied
The Board denied entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 60 percent for valvular heart disease beginning April 16, 2024, and also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) for the entire period on appeal.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's valvular heart disease met the criteria for a higher rating or that he was precluded from substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities alone.
- Claimed conditions
- valvular heart disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25001580
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