DeniedPACT Act
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date prior to August 10, 2022, for service connection for coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus type II, as these conditions are subject to the PACT Act's effective date.
The deciding factor: The earliest possible effective date allowable under the PACT Act is August 10, 2022, due to presumptive exposure to herbicides at Takhli RTAFB during service.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, status post myocardial infarction with cardiomyopathy associated with herbicide exposure (CAD), diabetes mellitus type II associated with herbicide exposure (diabetes)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25016662
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