A cardiac condition results in preclusion from heavy lifting. What is the scheduled rating?

• A. 15%
• B. 25%
• C. 20%
• D. 10%

Answer: (C)

The concept being tested is how a cardiac condition that prevents heavy lifting translates into a disability rating. When a heart condition results in an inability to perform heavy labor but the person can still do light to moderate work, the cardiovascular rating schedule assigns a twenty percent evaluation. This level reflects a noticeable, but not most severe, functional limitation due to cardiac symptoms.

Why this fits: the phrase “preclusion from heavy lifting” signals a significant but not completely disabling impairment—enough to stop strenuous work but not to the point of requiring higher ratings for congestive heart failure or more extensive functional loss. The twenty percent rating is the standard level used to capture that mid-range limitation.

The other options describe either milder impairment (lower percentage) or more severe disease (higher percentage) than what is indicated by a restriction to heavy lifting alone.