The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD) is denied. The Veteran's appeal also includes a request for a higher initial rating for CAD, which is denied as there was no evidence of symptoms warranting such a rating during the relevant period. Additionally, the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied due to his failure to provide requested information.
The deciding factor: The effective date for the grant of service connection for CAD was changed from August 2, 2006 to February 6, 2006. The Veteran's appeal does not include a request for an earlier effective date beyond this change. For the period between February 6, 2006 and August 1, 2006, there was no evidence of symptoms warranting a higher initial rating than 10 percent under DC 7005. The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied due to his failure to provide requested information.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 15, 2018
- Citation
- 18111313
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