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vern2
Does the Veteran have to meet each criteria in the rating to be eligible?
Example; I have been dianosed with hypertensive heart disease and heart failure due to cardiomegaly. My contention is that my EF (ejection fraction) rating is misleading as my heart is very stiff, due to Diastolic Dysfunction Stage II, that my EF may appear to be normal but it is not an accurate indicator.
Extract from MERCK MANUAL, July 20014.
“Diastolic dysfunction usually results from impaired ventricular relaxation (an active process), increased ventricular stiffness, valvular disease, or constrictive pericarditis. Acute myocardial ischemia is also a cause of diastolic dysfunction. Resistance to filling increases with age, probably reflecting myocyte loss and increased interstitial collagen deposition; thus, diastolic dysfunction is particularly common among the elderly. Diastolic dysfunction predominates in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, disorders with ventricular hypertrophy (eg, hypertension, significant aortic stenosis), and amyloid infiltration of the myocardium. LV filling and function may also be impaired if marked increases in RV pressure shift the interventricular septum to the left.”
“Diastolic dysfunction has increasingly been recognized as a cause of HF. Estimates vary, but about 50% of patients with HF have diastolic dysfunction and a normal EF; “
I have the Diastolic Dysfunction, Stage II as well as enlarged heart (both left and right), three episodes of CHF in last year. However, if look at VA ratings, my EF still appears to be normal at 60-65%, although I did have a less than 50% last year. Both VA and my doctor state that my METS is 3-5 and restricted activity.
Vern, aka, the Hamster Man
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