Dismissed
The appeal for an earlier effective date prior to April 26, 2021 for service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD) is dismissed as the Board decision was a purely ministerial implementation of its own previous decision.
The deciding factor: The March 2025 rating decision was deemed a purely ministerial action and thus not appealable to the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease (CAD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25097151
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