The Veteran's hypertension and chronic kidney disease are granted as service-connected due to exposure to herbicide agents (Agent Orange). The right eye disability is remanded for further evaluation.,Service connection for the Veteran’s hypertension and chronic kidney disease is established based on new evidence. Service connection for a right eye disability, claimed as secondary to hypertension, remains pending.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's current diagnoses of hypertension and chronic kidney disease are at least as likely as not related to his service-connected exposure to herbicide agents (Agent Orange). The right eye disability is remanded for further evaluation due to lack of definitive evidence linking it to service or a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, chronic kidney disease, right eye disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19163956
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