The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for the Veteran's heart condition effective May 1, 2024.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that from May 1, 2024, the Veteran experienced symptoms of heart failure at a workload of 5.1-7.0 METs, which met the criteria for a 30 percent rating under DC 7005.
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic heart disease, Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, Arteriosclerotic heart disease, Coronary artery bypass graft
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25023982
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to a lack of sufficient evidence addressing all contentions.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a rating higher than 60 percent for the Veteran's heart disabilities and granted service connection for major vascular neurocognitive disorder, but denied special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(l).
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