The Board granted an effective date of August 24, 2021, for the grant of service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease) and ischemic heart disease.
The deciding factor: The August 24, 2021 VA Form 21-526EZ application was construed as an incomplete application seeking readjudication of the claim for service connection for a heart disability, which allowed the effective date to be set as of that date under 38 C.F.R. § 3.155(c).
- Claimed conditions
- arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease), ischemic heart disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25031557
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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