The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD) due to herbicide exposure during the Veteran's active duty. The claim for acne was remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's CAD manifested to a compensable degree and is presumed to be related to herbicide exposure in service, meeting the criteria for presumptive service connection under 38 U.S.C. § 1116 and 38 C.F.R. § 3.307(a)(6).
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease (CAD), Acne
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25034020
What this means for you
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