The Veteran's service-connected acute, subacute, or old myocardial infarction was granted effective July 17, 2015 due to herbicide agent exposure in Vietnam. The condition is presumed related to this exposure.
The deciding factor: The claim for service connection was received on the standardized form and VA applied the provisions of the Agent Orange Act of 1991 which grants presumptive service connection for certain diseases, including myocardial infarction, due to herbicide agent exposure in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute, subacute, or old myocardial infarction
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2018
- Citation
- 18122784
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