DeniedPACT Act
The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of hypertension and coronary artery disease. The earliest possible effective dates were already assigned.
The deciding factor: The Board is bound by legal authority that the earliest possible effective dates were already assigned based on the date the PACT Act was enacted and the date VA received the application.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, coronary artery disease status post coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), myocardial infarction, supraventricular tachycardia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25007740
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