The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to August 10, 2022 for the award of service connection for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with congestive heart failure due to insufficient evidence showing exposure to herbicide agents during service or any other basis for service connection.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran did not serve near the perimeter of a Royal Thai Air Force Base during the Vietnam era and there was no credible evidence of herbicide agent exposure. The effective date is limited by the PACT Act's expanded presumption of herbicide agent exposure, which applies to all veterans with service in Thailand during the Vietnam era.
- Claimed conditions
- atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with congestive heart failure
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2023
- Citation
- A23030123
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