The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to July 13, 2007 for the grant of service connection for cardiomyopathy with atrial fibrillation is denied. The disability arose on March 29, 2007, and was established based on presumed exposure to herbicides during his Vietnam service.
The deciding factor: The claimant's effective date for service connection must be the later of the date such claim was received by VA or the date the disability arose, which in this case is March 29, 2007. The July 13, 2007 VA report of examination was accepted as an informal claim because it relates to a disability that establishes entitlement based on presumed exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiomyopathy with atrial fibrillation, ischemic heart disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- September 24, 2014
- Citation
- 1442833
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, ischemic heart disease, right lower extremity peripheral artery disease, left lower extremity peripheral artery disease, and hypertension as the evidence did not establish an in-service event or exposure to herbicide agents.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a heart disability prior to his death is granted as he was entitled to accrued benefits due to the September 1994 claim, which included ischemic heart disease, a covered herbicide disease.
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