The Veteran's initial rating for arteriosclerotic heart disease/coronary artery disease associated with right bundle block branch (heart disease) is denied as the evidence does not show that he had heart failure symptoms from a workload of 5.0 METs or less.,The Veteran's increased rating for diabetes mellitus type two (diabetes) is denied as medical management of his diabetes does not require regulation of activities, and there are no compensable complications.,The Veteran's increased rating for hypertension is denied as the evidence shows that his diastolic blood pressure has never been predominantly 110 or more, or systolic pressure has never been predominantly 200 or more.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show heart failure symptoms from a workload of 5.0 METs or less for the Veteran's arteriosclerotic heart disease/coronary artery disease associated with right bundle block branch (heart disease).
- Claimed conditions
- arteriosclerotic heart disease/coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus type two (diabetes), hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 27, 2026
- Citation
- A26038962
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