Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of February 16, 2001, but no earlier, for the award of service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, and denied an effective date prior to June 22, 2000, for the award of service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD).
The deciding factor: The evidence did not demonstrate that the Veteran's CAD manifested prior to June 22, 2000, while VA treatment records from February 16, 2001, showed a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, type II.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease (CAD), diabetes mellitus, type II
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25015895
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