The Board granted service connection for non-obstructive coronary artery disease as due to herbicide exposure and for congestive heart failure, valvular heart disease, and persistent atrial fibrillation as secondary to service-connected hypertension.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported the direct causation of non-obstructive coronary artery disease by in-service herbicide exposure and the aggravation of the Veteran's heart conditions by his service-connected hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- Non-obstructive coronary artery disease, Congestive heart failure, Valvular heart disease, Persistent atrial fibrillation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2025
- Citation
- 25006085
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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- Denied
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a cardiovascular disability, secondary to hypertension, but denied a compensable rating and an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for hypertension.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
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