The Veteran was granted an earlier effective date of February 5, 2020, for the grant of service connection for peripheral arterial disease and a 100 percent evaluation for heart disease.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's peripheral artery disease manifested prior to his initial claim in February 2020, thus granting an effective date of February 5, 2020, but no earlier. The increased rating was granted based on continuous symptoms and a need for continuous medication.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral arterial disease, Heart disease (coronary artery disease, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, and angioplasty with stent placement)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25056710
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Decisions by this judge: 785 · Granted: 34% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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