The Veteran's service connection claims for coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure as secondary to hypertension are both granted. The CAD is presumed due to herbicide exposure, while the CHF is found to be proximately due to his service-connected hypertension.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran was exposed to herbicides during service, presumptively associating his coronary artery disease with this exposure. For his congestive heart failure, a VA examiner concluded it was at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease (CAD), congestive heart failure (CHF)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2022
- Citation
- A22022876
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal for earlier effective dates for hypertension and coronary artery disease (CAD) as both issues were previously decided by the Board on a presumptive basis under the PACT Act, which precludes an earlier effective date.
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