Partly granted
The veteran's surviving spouse was granted an earlier effective date of January 20, 1988 for service connection of coronary artery disease. However, the request for an earlier effective date and increased rating for a chest scar was denied.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the earliest informal claim for service connection for coronary artery disease was on January 20, 1988.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, chest scar
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25006407
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