The Veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease is granted due to presumed exposure to herbicides. The claims for service connection of unspecified depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and PTSD are remanded as the VA examination opinions were inadequate. Other claims for service connection are also remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's coronary artery disease was presumptively related to his presumed exposure to herbicides during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease, Unspecified depressive disorder, Generalized anxiety disorder, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Left knee condition, Right knee condition, Left foot condition, Right foot condition, Right shoulder condition, Left shoulder condition, Left hand condition, Right hand condition, Basal cell carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 5, 2024
- Citation
- A24052935
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right knee condition as secondary to his service-connected right ankle condition.
- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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