The Board granted service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease on a presumptive basis due to herbicide exposure during the Veteran's service in Vietnam. The appeal for secondary service connection for hiatal hernia and GERD was remanded for further evidence.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the presumption of service connection for ischemic heart disease under 38 U.S.C. § 1116 due to herbicide exposure during active service in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- arteriosclerotic heart disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 8, 2025
- Citation
- 25004741
What this means for you
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- Granted
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