Granted
The Board granted an effective date of April 29, 1996, for service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease, status post myocardial infarction status post coronary artery bypass graft and AICD associated with herbicide agent exposure.
The deciding factor: The later of the date such claim was received by VA or the date the disability arose is April 29, 1996, due to the Veteran being a Nehmer class member with a covered disease related to exposure to herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- arteriosclerotic heart disease, status post myocardial infarction status post coronary artery bypass graft and AICD
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25097328
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