The Board denied an effective date prior to August 21, 2007 for the grant of service connection for ischemic heart disease (IHD), status post coronary artery bypass surgery and placement of automatic implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (AICD).,An earlier effective date was not granted as there is no basis in law to do so.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran did not submit a formal or informal claim for service connection for heart disease prior to August 21, 2007. The appeal was denied because the effective date of service connection cannot be earlier than the date VA received the claim.,An earlier effective date was not granted as there is no basis in law to do so.
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic heart disease, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19154765
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