Denied
The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a separate rating under DC 7011 for his heart conditions, stating that a separate rating is prohibited by law due to pyramiding.
The deciding factor: A separate rating is inapplicable as the Veteran would receive a single 100 percent rating under both the pre- and post-amendment criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, ventricular arrhythmia, cardiomyopathy, mitral/tricuspid regurgitation with implanted defibrillator/pacemaker
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25006965
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