The Board granted earlier effective dates of March 29, 2016, for the grants of service connection for multiple conditions including hypertension, peripheral vascular disease, scars, kidney disease, femoral artery occlusion, lacunar stroke, erectile dysfunction, cerebral vascular disease, and valvular heart disease.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were granted based on new and material evidence submitted within one year of the July 2016 rating decision that denied these claims.

Claimed conditions

hypertension, right lower extremity peripheral vascular disease, scars, status post bypass and defibrillator placement, right kidney disease, right femoral artery occlusion, left lacunar stroke, erectile dysfunction, cerebral vascular disease, valvular heart disease

How they argued it

Reopened with new and material evidence

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

November 20, 2025

Citation

A25101001

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