Partly granted
The Board denied a rating higher than 60 percent for heart disease and a rating higher than 40 percent for bilateral hearing loss, but restored the 60 percent rating for gout effective June 1, 2020. The claims for ratings higher than 30 percent for right shoulder disability were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for heart disease or hearing loss, but there was no actual improvement in the Veteran's gout to justify the reduction from 60 to 20 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- arteriosclerotic heart disease with hypertension (heart disease), bilateral hearing loss, bilateral foot gout (gout), right shoulder rotator cuff tear, subacromial/subdeltoid bursitis, acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, and acromioclavicular joint separation (right shoulder disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25104178
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