Denied
The Board denied the appeal for service connection for coronary artery disease for the purposes of retroactive benefits under Nehmer v. Department of Veterans Affairs, as the Veteran is not a Nehmer class member.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not have service in Vietnam and thus does not qualify as a Nehmer class member, which is required to establish entitlement to retroactive benefits under Nehmer.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25091792
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