GrantedPACT Act
The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 25, 2020, for the award of service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease and scar, status post CABG procedure.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was exposed to Agent Orange during his service in Thailand, and his coronary artery disease is related to this exposure. The effective date follows the filing of a new claim on February 25, 2020, as it cannot be earlier than August 10, 2022, due to the PACT Act.
- Claimed conditions
- arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease) status post myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass graft, and status post coronary artery stent placement, scar, status post CABG procedure
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25099809
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