GrantedPACT Act
The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 4, 2024, for CAD associated with herbicide exposure based on the PACT Act.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the application of the PACT Act's provisions allowing for an earlier effective date one year prior to the claim submission.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease (CAD) with aortic regurgitation associated with herbicide exposure
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25088705
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