The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease on a presumptive basis as due to herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service in Vietnam from November 1972 to February 1973, during which the USS Bainbridge was placed in territorial waters of the Republic of Vietnam multiple times, established a presumption of herbicide exposure. This led to the grant of service connection for coronary artery disease as an ischemic heart disease.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25096951
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