The Board granted service connection for a heart disability, to include non-obstructive coronary artery disease and stable angina, as due to herbicide agent exposure based on the Veteran's service in the Republic of Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the Veteran has ischemic heart disease, which is presumptively linked to herbicide agent exposure during his service in the Republic of Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- non-obstructive coronary artery disease, stable angina
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24073471
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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