The Board granted restoration of a 60 percent rating for coronary artery disease (CAD) effective June 1, 2021, and increased ratings for mid-sternum scar, left lower extremity (LLE) scar, and migraines to 10%, 20%, and 50% respectively, all effective October 26, 2020.
The deciding factor: The reduction of the rating for CAD was improper due to a failure to apply the provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 3.344 in the March 2021 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease (CAD), mid-sternum scar, left lower extremity (LLE) scar, migraines
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25110333
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 831 · Granted: 48% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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