Granted
The Board granted an effective date of November 1, 2009, for the award of service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease), cardiomyopathy, abnormal electrocardiogram, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
The deciding factor: The newly associated 'relevant' STRs reflect that the Veteran's heart condition was incurred during active-duty service, and these records were not available for review by the RO when it issued the January 2010 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease), cardiomyopathy, abnormal electrocardiogram, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25015548
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