The Board granted service connection for ischemic heart disease, to include as due to in-service herbicide agent exposure, based on new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted because the Veteran's active duty responsibilities placed him near the air base perimeter at Takhli RTAFB, which is presumed to have exposed him to herbicide agents. Ischemic heart disease is a presumptive condition associated with such exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic heart disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 11, 2022
- Citation
- 22001293
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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