VA Disability — Cardiovascular & Vascular
VA disability ratings for hypertension, ischemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation, peripheral artery disease, and cardiovascular conditions — including Agent Orange presumptive heart conditions.
Cardiovascular conditions represent high-value claims for many veterans, with ischemic heart disease being one of the original Agent Orange presumptives. The VA rates most heart conditions based on cardiac workload capacity (METs from stress testing) and ejection fraction (from echocardiogram) — these two objective measurements drive ratings from 10% to 100%. PTSD and sleep apnea both have documented medical relationships to cardiovascular disease, creating secondary service connection opportunities. Veterans with these established primary conditions who develop hypertension, heart disease, or arrhythmias should consult a specialist about potential secondary claims.
Hypertension
DC 7101
Ischemic Heart Disease
DC 7005
Atrial Fibrillation
DC 7010
Peripheral Artery / Vascular Disease
DC 7114
Congestive Heart Failure
DC 7002
Venous Insufficiency / Edema
DC 7120
Valvular heart disease
DC 7000
Endocarditis
DC 7001
Pericarditis
DC 7002
Pericardial adhesions
DC 7003
Syphilitic heart disease
DC 7004
Arteriosclerotic heart disease
DC 7005
Myocardial infarction
DC 7006
Hypertensive heart disease
DC 7007
Hyperthyroid heart disease
DC 7008
Bradycardia (Bradyarrhythmia), symptomatic, requiring permanent pacemaker implantation
DC 7009
Supraventricular tachycardia
DC 7010
Ventricular arrhythmias
DC 7011
Atrioventricular block
DC 7015
Heart valve replacement
DC 7016
Coronary bypass surgery
DC 7017
Implantable cardiac pacemakers
DC 7018
Cardiac transplantation
DC 7019
Cardiomyopathy
DC 7020
Hypertensive vascular disease
DC 7101
Aortic aneurysm: ascending, thoracic, abdominal
DC 7110
Aneurysm, large artery
DC 7111
Aneurysm, small artery
DC 7112
Arteriovenous fistula, traumatic
DC 7113
Peripheral arterial disease
DC 7114
Thrombo-angiitis obliterans (Buerger's Disease)
DC 7115
Raynaud's syndrome (secondary Raynaud's phenomenon, secondary Raynaud's)
DC 7117
Angioneurotic edema
DC 7118
Erythromelalgia
DC 7119
Varicose veins
DC 7120
Post-phlebitic syndrome
DC 7121
Cold injury residuals
DC 7122
Soft tissue sarcoma
DC 7123
Raynaud's disease (primary Raynaud's)
DC 7124
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