Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date for service connection of coronary artery disease to February 24, 2011, for accrued benefits purposes.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was filed between September 25, 1985, and before January 1, 2020, and the subsequent claim in 2020 was granted under the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act (BWN Act), allowing for an earlier effective date based on the initial claim.
- 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 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25109281
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