The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's death, finding that his coronary artery disease was related to his military service due to exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during active-duty service at Fort McClellan, and since coronary artery disease is one of the diseases recognized by VA as related to such exposure, service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108615
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