The Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart disability is granted, based on the PACT Act. The claims for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities are dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was presumed to have been exposed to herbicide agents during his service in Guam, which qualifies him for presumptive service connection under the PACT Act.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart disability, Coronary artery disease (CAD), Peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity, Peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2023
- Citation
- 23065376
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