Partly granted
The Board granted an initial 60 percent rating for coronary artery disease (CAD), status post myocardial infarction, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective May 27, 2021.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD was found to cause occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas from March 22, 2023 to August 26, 2024, warranting a 70 percent rating during that period.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease (CAD), Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Lyme disease, Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), Sinusitis, Allergic rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25084650
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