The Board has determined that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran has had coronary artery disease (CAD) during the period of the claim. Service connection for CAD is granted due to the Veteran's service in Vietnam, which provides a presumption of exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found the evidence was in equipoise regarding the presence of coronary artery disease (CAD), and thus granted service connection based on the presumptive service connection provision for veterans who served in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease (CAD), Atrial fibrillation, Congestive heart failure (CHF)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2018
- Citation
- 18148623
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What this means for you
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