The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease with congestive heart failure, effective October 30, 2023.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran's workload was limited to 3 METs or less, which met the criteria for a 100 percent rating under the General Rating Formula for Diseases of the Heart.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease with congestive heart failure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25048220
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of a heart disability, as there was no evidence of an intent to file a claim prior to August 7, 2023, and the Nehmer provisions did not apply.
- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection for various heart conditions were dismissed due to the veteran's death.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
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