The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD) due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents. The issue of service connection for aortic valve stenosis status post-aortic valve replacement is remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted on a presumptive basis as the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam, and CAD is recognized as a type of ischemic heart disease (IHD).
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease (CAD), aortic valve stenosis status post-aortic valve replacement
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19191308
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