Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher ratings and earlier effective dates, except for an earlier effective date for service connection of lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's heart condition or diabetes met the criteria for higher ratings, but it supported an earlier effective date for service connection of lower extremity peripheral neuropathy based on the May 2015 claim.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary atherosclerotic heart disease, status post myocardial infarction and coronary artery bypass graft, with left bundle branch block (type I), diabetes mellitus type 2, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, arrythmia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25101534
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