The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to February 6, 2001 for the grant of service connection for coronary artery disease and related conditions was dismissed as a matter of law due to the finality of the May 2011 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The appeal is dismissed because the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for coronary artery disease, status post myocardial infarctions, angioplasties and coronary artery bypass graft with residual scars associated with herbicide exposure, is a freestanding claim that seeks to circumvent the finality of the prior decision.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, myocardial infarctions, angioplasties, coronary artery bypass graft
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18111924
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for coronary artery disease is being remanded due to the inadequacy of a previous VA examination.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for coronary artery disease, hypertension, and stroke as there was no evidence of herbicide agent exposure during service and the medical opinions were against a nexus to service.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for coronary artery disease with myocardial infarction is granted on a presumptive basis due to exposure to herbicide agents during his active duty in Korea.
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