Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 7, 2014, for coronary artery disease and January 6, 2020, for diabetes mellitus Type II. The remaining issues are remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the earliest possible dates under applicable law for service connection based on continuous pursuit of claims and the date entitlement arose.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus Type II, eye disability (diabetic retinopathy with cataracts)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25092014
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