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I have had heart troubles all my adult life.
Up until last year I had no idea I had Ischemic heart disease. I had a CABG in August. It failed in December when I had to have 8 stents and a week later another stent AFTER a heart attack. I filed for Agent Orange connection, as that is what I believe has caused this, and this is the comment I gleaned from MHV:
"Per VAVBA/CO/211/AGENT ORANGE 1/9/2020:
DoD HAS NOT identified any location on El Toro Marine Corps Air Station,California, where Agent Orange was used, tested, stored, or transported. Therefore, Compensation Service can provide no evidence to support the claim."
El Toro was shut down by the EPA in 1990 because of contamination!
FAMILY HISTORY: Father died at age 56, congenital coronary artery disease. (I don't believe this to be true, as he had a stroke and I 'think' that is different)
Left Ventricle: The left ventricle was not enlarged. There are no
wall motion abnormalities. The ejection fraction is 55%.
8/12/2019 ECHO
Conclusion:
1. Normal left ventricular systolic function. Moderate conecntric
left ventricular hypertrophy. Ejection fraction is visually
estimated at 60%. Mild hypokinesis of inferior wall.
Date of interview-based METs test: 2/6/2020
Symptoms during activity:
The METs level checked below reflects the lowest activity level at
which the Veteran reports any of the following symptoms attributable
to a cardiac condition (check all symptoms that the Veteran reports
at the indicated METs level of activity):
[X] Dyspnea
[X] Fatigue
[X] Angina
[X] Dizziness
Results of interview-based METs test
METs level on most recent interview-based METs test:
[X] (1-3 METs) This METs level has been found to be consistent
with activities such as eating, dressing, taking" ... ETC.
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So, it appears, they are not going to SC my heart because of AO. BUT they gave me a low METS ...
I am now 90% P&T will this add to the score since it is not SC?
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