Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 1, 2015 for the award of service connection for coronary artery disease status post myocardial infarction based on presumptive service connection due to herbicide exposure during Vietnam service.
The deciding factor: The persuasive weight of the evidence supports a finding that the Veteran has had a diagnosis of coronary artery disease since at least September 2015, and he is presumed exposed to herbicide agents due to his Vietnam service.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease status post myocardial infarction
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25097096
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