Description | Rating |
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7016 Heart valve replacement (prosthesis): | |
TFor an indefinite period following date of hospital admission for valve replacement | 100 |
Thereafter, use the General Rating Formula. | |
GENERAL RATING FORMULA FOR DISEASES OF THE HEART: | |
During and for three months following myocardial infarction, confirmed by laboratory tests | 100 |
Thereafter, use the General Rating Formula | |
Workload of 3.0 METs or less results in heart failure symptoms | 100 |
Workload of 3.1-5.0 METs results in heart failure symptoms | 60 |
Workload of 5.1-7.0 METs results in heart failure symptoms; or evidence of cardiac hypertrophy or dilatation confirmed by echocardiogram or equivalent (e.g., multigated acquisition scan or MRI) | 30 |
Workload of 7.1-10.0 METs results in heart failure symptoms; or continuous medication required for control | 10 |
Note: Six months following discharge from inpatient hospitalization, disability evaluation shall be conducted by mandatory VA examination using the General Rating Formula. Apply the provisions of § 3.105(e) of this chapter to any change in evaluation based upon that or any subsequent examination.
1 Review for entitlement to special monthly compensation under § 3.350 of this chapter.