An effective date of October 19, 2018, is granted for the grant of service connection and assignment of an initial 60 percent rating for coronary artery disease (CAD).,An effective date of October 19, 2018, is granted for the grant of service connection and assignment of an initial 10 percent rating for hypertension.,An earlier effective date prior to September 28, 2021, is denied for the assignment of a 50 percent rating for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's entitlement to service connection for CAD and hypertension arose prior to or concurrently with the October 19, 2018, submission of the intent to file.,The evidence supports the claims for an earlier effective date for CAD and hypertension.,PTSD symptoms worsened after September 28, 2020, but did not become factually ascertainable within one year prior to September 28, 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease (CAD), hypertension, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- October 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24066405
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Decisions by this judge: 2,240 · Granted: 28% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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