The Board granted an effective date of August 31, 2010 for the grant of service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD), status post stent and July 14, 2011 for the award of service connection for atrial fibrillation with sick sinus syndrome associated with CAD, status post stent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was received on July 14, 2011, which is less than one year following the August 31, 2010 effective date of the liberalizing law enumerating CAD as a presumptive disease for Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease (CAD), status post stent, atrial fibrillation with sick sinus syndrome associated with CAD, status post stent, sinus condition, to include pansinusitis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25054112
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.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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