The Board granted service connection for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, arteriosclerotic heart disease with an effective date of May 28, 2023, and also granted service connection for color blindness.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the evidence establishing that the Veteran's color blindness is a congenital disease manifest during active service and not clearly and unmistakably pre-existing without being aggravated by such service. The effective date of May 28, 2023, was granted for the heart condition due to toxic exposure risk activity under the PACT Act.
- Claimed conditions
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, arteriosclerotic heart disease, Color blindness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25107623
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