Partly granted
The Board dismissed the claim for an earlier effective date for coronary artery disease and denied claims for earlier effective dates for bilateral hearing loss, TDIU, and Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not continuously pursue the claims as required by VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25003079
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