The Veteran's appeal for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his coronary artery disease/ischemic heart disease, status-post myocardial infarction and stents has been withdrawn.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to the Board's decision.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease/ischemic heart disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2013
- Citation
- 1320936
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date prior to August 8, 2023, for service connection of coronary artery disease/ischemic heart disease and Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) based on housebound criteria.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, coronary artery disease/ischemic heart disease, and obstructive sleep apnea, all of which are presumed to be related to herbicide exposure during the Veteran's service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a higher evaluation for coronary artery disease/ischemic heart disease prior to December 14, 2017, and from April 1, 2018 is dismissed due to the death of the appellant.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease/ischemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus were denied because the new evidence submitted did not show a nexus between his conditions and service, specifically due to the lack of herbicide exposure in Okinawa.
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