The Veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease was granted on the basis of presumed exposure to herbicide agents, effective August 31, 2010. The effective date assigned is November 21, 2011, which is one year prior to the date of receipt of his claim (November 21, 2012). The Veteran's claim was received more than one year after the effective date as of which ischemic heart disease was added to the list of diseases presumed to be related to herbicide exposure. Therefore, an earlier effective date is denied.
The deciding factor: The claim for service connection was granted based on a liberalizing regulation that added ischemic heart disease to the list of diseases presumed to be related to herbicide exposure. The Veteran's claim was received more than one year after this effective date, and therefore, the earliest possible effective date is November 21, 2011.
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic heart disease, Coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2018
- Citation
- 1815675
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