The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for an initial disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease (CAD) is denied. The effective date for the award of service connection for CAD remains March 25, 2012.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was not received prior to March 25, 2013, and therefore, no earlier effective date can be granted as per VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- CAD (ischemic heart disease)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2016
- Citation
- 1608106
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