The Board granted service connection for non-obstructive coronary artery disease and denied service connection for a heart attack and valvular heart disease.
The deciding factor: Non-obstructive coronary artery disease was presumptively linked to in-service exposure to Agent Orange, while the other conditions were not supported by sufficient evidence of a nexus to service.
- Claimed conditions
- non-obstructive coronary artery disease, heart attack, valvular heart disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25053634
What this means for you
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