Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating and an earlier effective date for his service-connected heart disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of chronic congestive heart failure or other criteria necessary to warrant a higher rating, and the earliest entitlement date was September 20, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertensive heart disease with congestive heart failure and left ventricular hypertrophy, non-ischemic cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25010725
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