The Board has determined that an effective date earlier than January 30, 1997 for the grant of service connection for ischemic heart disease is denied.
The deciding factor: The claim was received more than a year after the August 2010 liberalizing law adding ischemic heart disease to the list of diseases presumptively associated with herbicide exposure. The effective date cannot be earlier than January 30, 1997 as this is the earliest possible effective date under applicable regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic Heart Disease (Coronary Artery Disease)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 15, 2017
- Citation
- 1739605
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran did not have herbicide exposure in service, and therefore cannot establish a presumption of service connection for ischemic heart disease. The evidence does not support finding direct service connection either.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and heart disability, prostate disability, diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease (coronary artery disease), kidney disease with renal failure and periodic bladder infection, anemia, and peripheral neuropathy. Service connection was denied for tendonitis of all joints.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's ischemic heart disease, diagnosed as coronary artery disease, is currently rated at 60 percent. The evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
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