The Veteran's heart disability, including coronary artery disease, is granted as service-connected due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his service in the Republic of Vietnam and has a current diagnosis of minimal nonobstructive coronary artery disease, which is considered ischemic heart disease under VA regulations. The Board found that this meets the criteria for presumptive service connection due to exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 7, 2020
- Citation
- A20017988
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.
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