The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of non-ischemic cardiomyopathy/non-obstructive coronary artery disease associated with herbicide exposure was denied as there was no prior denial and the Veteran did not file a claim before April 15, 2010.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was not pending prior to April 15, 2010, and there was no prior denial of service connection for ischemic heart disease or coronary artery disease.
- Claimed conditions
- non-ischemic cardiomyopathy, non-obstructive coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2017
- Citation
- 1753186
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