The Veteran's ACD is granted with a rating of 100 percent, effective from the date of service connection. The left elbow disability remains denied for all issues.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's ACD resulted in a workload of 3.0 METs or less resulting in heart failure symptoms to include breathlessness, warranting a 100% rating under Diagnostic Code 7005.
- Claimed conditions
- Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ACD), Left Elbow Degenerative Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 27, 2026
- Citation
- A26039022
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- Remanded (sent back)
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