The Board granted service connection for a heart condition, to include ischemic heart disease, due to presumed exposure to Agent Orange during the Veteran's service in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was diagnosed with ischemic heart disease and old myocardial infarction, which are considered presumptive diseases associated with herbicide exposure. Given his service in Vietnam, he is presumed to have been exposed to Agent Orange, thus meeting the criteria for service connection on a presumptive basis.
- Claimed conditions
- heart condition, to include ischemic heart disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 12, 2022
- Citation
- 22001701
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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