The Board has determined that the effective date for service connection of coronary artery disease status post myocardial infarction with stent placement should be October 22, 2008. The Veteran's claim was received on this date and no earlier effective date is warranted as it does not meet the criteria set forth in VA regulations.
The deciding factor: The claim for service connection for coronary artery disease status post myocardial infarction with stent placement was received by VA on October 22, 2008. The earliest evidence of a heart condition (myocardial infarction) is dated September 26, 2008, which is after the date of receipt of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease status post myocardial infarction with stent placement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2014
- Citation
- 1412237
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