The Veteran seeks an effective date prior to October 1, 2010 for the grant of service connection for peripheral arterial disease (PAD) of the right lower extremity associated with coronary artery disease (CAD).,The Veteran also seeks an effective date prior to October 1, 2010 for the grant of service connection for PAD of the left lower extremity. The RO granted service connection on a secondary basis based on the June 2011 VA examination finding that the PAD was related to his already-service connected coronary artery disease (CAD).
The deciding factor: The effective date is determined by the date of entitlement, which in this case is June 18, 2011. The earliest claim for service connection for PAD was received on October 1, 2010.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Arterial Disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2018
- Citation
- 1803546
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What this means for you
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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).
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