The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for CAD from September 17, 2018, to December 16, 2018, and awarded SMC based on housebound status during the same period.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was admitted to hospital and underwent coronary bypass surgery on September 17, 2018, which warranted a 100 percent disability rating for three months under Code 7017. Additionally, he met the criteria for SMC based on housebound status due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and acute myocardial infarction (CAD)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25035557
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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