The Board denied the claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for Parkinson's Disease and Coronary Artery Disease, as the earliest possible effective date under Nehmer regulations is July 30, 2001, and October 28, 2005, respectively.
The deciding factor: The earliest effective date possible was determined based on the later of the date VA received the informal claim or the date the disability arose, as per the Nehmer regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Parkinson's Disease
- 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
- A25016003
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