The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of coronary artery disease due to herbicide exposure is denied as there was no prior informal or formal claim received within one year of separation from service, and the earliest possible effective date is March 18, 2003.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date was not supported by any prior informal or formal claims filed within one year of his separation from service. The earliest possible effective date is therefore March 18, 2003, when the claim was received in connection with a PTSD claim.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease (ischemic heart disease)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2016
- Citation
- 1640199
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- Granted
The Veteran's coronary artery disease (ischemic heart disease) and prostate cancer are granted as service-connected due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Korea.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to determine the relationship between the Veteran's claimed conditions and his military service, particularly regarding herbicide exposure.
- Granted
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