The Board denied a rating higher than 30 percent for ischemic heart disease (IHD) prior to June 8, 2023, and remanded the claim for a rating more than 60 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's IHD manifested as a workload of greater than 3 METs but not greater than 5 METs resulting in dyspnea, fatigue, angina, dizziness, or syncope, or for left ventricular dysfunction with an ejection fraction of 30 to 50 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic heart disease (IHD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25009508
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Decisions by this judge: 833 · Granted: 33% (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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- Partly granted
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