The Board granted service connection for a cardiovascular disorder diagnosed as coronary artery disease under the PACT Act, but denied service connection for hypothyroidism and other conditions.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence showed that the Veteran's cardiovascular disorder had its origins in service, while there was no evidence of a current disability or nexus to service for the other claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, hypothyroidism, residuals of a nose injury to include a deviated septum, chronic sinusitis, chronic allergies
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 22, 2024
- Citation
- A24067594
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a deviated septum and denied compensable ratings for allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, hypothyroidism, and hypertension.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for hypothyroidism, as it is presumptively linked to herbicide agent exposure during the Veteran's service in Vietnam.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for service-connected hypothyroidism and remanded the claim for service connection for lipomas (claimed as cysts surgery).
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