Dismissed
The appeal for an earlier effective date prior to July 23, 2020 for a service-connected heart condition is dismissed due to duplication with a previously decided matter.
The deciding factor: The issue was deemed duplicative of a previous appeal and thus dismissed for administrative convenience.
- Claimed conditions
- arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease), cardiomyopathy, abnormal electrocardiogram, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019546
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