The Board granted an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for coronary artery disease due to herbicide exposure, but denied a request for an even earlier effective date.,The Veteran's claim for reopening his hypertension was reopened based on new and material evidence submitted by his physician.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the earliest possible effective date for service connection of coronary artery disease is December 3, 2004, as this is when VA received a medical release form from the Veteran's doctor indicating he was seeking treatment for a heart condition.,The Board reopened the claim for hypertension based on new evidence submitted by the Veteran's physician in August 2011, which provided a link between his service-connected nephrectomy and his current hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 8, 2014
- Citation
- 1453902
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to conflicting opinions regarding service connection for peripheral neuropathy, hypertension, and skin disabilities related to herbicide exposure.
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