The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for coronary artery disease and ischemic heart disease is granted, with the effective date set at January 24, 2005. The issue regarding recognition of K. M. P. as the helpless child of the Veteran is referred to the RO for further development.
The deciding factor: The claim was reopened based on new evidence and service connection was established on the merits with an effective date set at January 24, 2005, which is the earliest date that can be construed as a claim for this condition.
- 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
- July 28, 2015
- Citation
- 1532059
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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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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart condition, including ischemic heart disease. The evidence did not support a finding of a current disability related to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for coronary artery disease is being remanded due to the inadequacy of a previous VA examination.
- Granted
The Veteran's ischemic heart disease is granted as presumptively related to his service in the Gulf War, specifically aboard the USS Chanticleer and USS Mataco.
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