Partly grantedPACT Act
The Veteran was granted an effective date of August 29, 2022 for the award of service connection for chest pain and shortness of breath but denied an earlier effective date for abdominal pain. Hemochromatosis remains under review.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the application of the PACT Act which allowed for an earlier effective date for certain conditions, including chest pain and shortness of breath, but not for abdominal pain due to lack of evidence prior to claim filing.
- Claimed conditions
- chest pain, shortness of breath, abdominal pain, hemochromatosis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25087076
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