The Board granted an effective date of August 10, 2022, but no earlier, for the grant of service connection for a heart disability and denied earlier effective dates for other conditions.
The deciding factor: The PACT Act provided for service connection based on toxic exposure risk activities (TERA), which was the basis for granting service connection for the heart disability. The gastric disability was also granted under this presumption, but no earlier effective date was granted due to lack of new and relevant evidence within one year of the June 2022 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart disability, Gastric disability (IBS and GERD), Lumbar spine disability, Right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, Right lower extremity radiculopathy of the femoral nerve, Left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, Left lower extremity radiculopathy of the femoral nerve
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25023252
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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