60% VA Disability Rating for Heart Conditions
60% VA Disability Rating for Heart Conditions
Veterans who develop heart conditions as a result of military service may be eligible to receive VA disability benefits. The majority of heart conditions are rated by VA under 38 CFR § 4.104, Schedule of Ratings– Cardiovascular System at 0, 10, 30, 60, and 100%. Learn what criteria disabled Veterans must meet to qualify for a 60% VA disability rating based on a heart or cardiovascular condition.
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17.36 -> welcome to cck live under five i'm rachel foster
and in this video i'll be discussing 60 ratings
23.2 -> for heart disabilities veterans who develop heart
conditions as a result of service may be eligible
28.8 -> to receive va disability benefits some of the most
common heart conditions that veterans experience
33.92 -> can include coronary artery disease which
is also known as ischemic heart disease
39.52 -> myocardial infarction which is a heart attack or
a coronary bypass surgery veterans can get service
45.76 -> connection for a heart condition on a direct or
secondary basis or depending on their service
50.8 -> presumptive service connection is available for
those who served in vietnam or the korean dmz
56.4 -> the majority of heart conditions are rated
under 38 cfr section 4.104 schedule of ratings
63.68 -> cardiovascular system and a veteran can receive
a rating at 10 30 60 or 100 ratings under this
71.44 -> criteria are primarily based on a series of tests
called metabolic equivalent tests or mets and is
78.56 -> also generally known as exercise testing so mets
measure the energy cost on your heart during
84.72 -> various physical activities they also measure
when an individual starts to experience symptoms
89.52 -> during physical activities and how strenuous the
activity was during that onset so for example
95.2 -> if you start walking and you're already feeling
out of breath it's likely that you'll receive a
100 -> low mets rating which would indicate a higher
scheduler rating the higher the mets rating the
105.84 -> more efficient and functioning your heart is and
the lower your disability rating is going to be if
111.28 -> a veteran continuously takes medication for the
heart condition they should receive a 10 rating
116.24 -> at minimum so let's talk about the 60 rating the
rating criteria for the heart changed recently
122.48 -> in november 2021 so since that's still fairly
recent and there may be claims pending prior
127.04 -> to the change i'll quickly cover both the old
and the new criteria so prior to november 2021
132.88 -> in order to get a 60 reading for the heart there
would have to have been evidence of two or more
137.52 -> episodes of congestive heart failure in the past
year the condition would have had to have more
142.88 -> than three and up to five mets and cause shortness
of breath fatigue chest pain dizziness or fainting
150.24 -> or result in left left ventricular dysfunction
with an ejection fraction between 30 and 50
157.04 -> after the november 2021 change you can meet the 60
criteria if your condition scores 3.1 to 5.0 mets
165.36 -> and it results in heart failure symptoms the 60
generally accounts for when a veteran experiences
171.44 -> very debilitating symptoms during low levels
of exercise including walking or light yard
177.12 -> work which for example weeding or mowing with
a power mower as of december 2021 the monthly
183.92 -> rate of compensation for the sixty percent rating
is one thousand two hundred and fourteen dollars
188.96 -> and three cents and lastly a sixty percent
va disability rating for a heart condition
194.48 -> could qualify you for total disability based on
individual unemployability which compensates you
200.32 -> at the 100 rate if your heart condition prevents
you from working thank you so much for tuning in
206 -> today i hope you found this information helpful
more information about va benefits can be found
210.88 -> on our blog or through our other videos
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