Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher initial disability rating and TDIU, finding that his service-connected conditions did not meet the criteria for increased ratings or unemployability.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record did not support a higher rating as the Veteran's heart condition did not result in symptoms at a workload of 3.1-5.0 METs and he was able to perform sedentary, light, or moderate type tasks with some accommodations.
- Claimed conditions
- Congestive heart failure with arteriosclerotic heart disease, cardiomyopathy, and valvular heart disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25105404
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