The Board has granted service connection for ischemic heart disease due to herbicide exposure, but has remanded the issue of service connection for a lung condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's ischemic heart disease is presumed to be related to his in-service herbicide exposure. For the lung condition, the Board found possible asbestos exposure during service and ordered an examination to determine if it is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- ischemic heart disease, lung condition
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19125513
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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