Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for myocardial infarction and coronary artery disease, as there was no evidence that the Veteran filed a claim for benefits related to a heart condition prior to December 17, 2004.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence in the record that the Veteran filed a claim for benefits related to a heart condition prior to December 17, 2004, and VA did not deny service connection for a heart condition prior to that time.
- Claimed conditions
- Myocardial infarction, Coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25092836
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