The Veteran's claim for service connection for ischemic heart disease, hypertension, PTSD, and obstructive sleep apnea was granted with an effective date of July 14, 2005.
The deciding factor: VA liberalized its regulations to add ischemic heart disease to the list of presumptive diseases associated with herbicide exposure on August 31, 2010. The Veteran's claim for ischemic heart disease was received by VA within one year after this date and included evidence of a February 2002 diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic Heart Disease, Hypertension, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 4, 2018
- Citation
- 18155002
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and active duty service or herbicide exposure.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected left knee and left ankle conditions.
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