The Veteran withdrew his appeals for higher ratings of coronary artery disease and left lower extremity peripheral artery disease, resulting in the dismissal of both claims.
The deciding factor: The appeal was withdrawn by the Veteran's attorney as stated in May 2025 correspondence.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease (CAD) with myocardial infarction (MI), left lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25084645
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,990 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation in excess of the 38 U.S.C. § 1114(m) rate due to a lack of evidence showing anatomical loss or loss of use of both arms, both legs, one arm and one leg, or blindness without light perception in both eyes.
- Granted
The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for the sternal surgical scar and a 100 percent disability rating for left lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD).
- Denied
The Board denied a compensable disability rating for left lower extremity peripheral artery disease and erectile dysfunction, and remanded the claims for right lower extremity PAD and eligibility for assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left and right lower extremity peripheral artery disease as secondary to hypertension, but denied service connection for an additional blood disorder other than anemia and arteriovenous malformations of the small intestine with gastric bleeding.
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