The Board has determined that the veteran's coronary artery disease was incurred during his active duty service in Southwest Asia, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: Service records show a diagnosis of coronary artery disease during the veteran's active duty service in Southwest Asia, which is considered the onset of the condition.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, hypertensive vascular disease, lung cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2004
- Citation
- 0409731
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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