Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for a heart disability, to include IHD and CAD, and hypertension based on new and relevant evidence related to potential exposure to herbicide agents in the Philippines.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted raised the possibility that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during service, making his claimed disabilities presumptively related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disability, to include ischemic heart disease (IHD) and coronary artery disease (CAD), hypertension
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25084599
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