The Veteran's CAD was granted a rating of 60 percent from November 6, 2018, but no higher. The cardiac pacemaker and scars were denied ratings.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the METs level testing results and the presence or absence of heart failure symptoms as per the rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease (CAD) status post myocardial infarction (MI) and coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), Implanted cardiac pacemaker, Left forearm scar, Left lower leg scar, Scars of the left forearm, left lower leg, and anterior chest
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- March 11, 2025
- Citation
- 25003384
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,863 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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