The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and kidney disease have been granted. The claim for service connection for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease due to exposure to herbicide agents is remanded, as well as the claim for gastrointestinal disorder (acid reflux).,Service connection has been established for hypertension on a direct basis. Service connection for kidney disease secondary to hypertension and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease are pending further development.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims have been reopened due to new evidence received since the last final denial, which relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.,Further development is needed for service connection of hypertension and kidney disease as well as atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and gastrointestinal disorder (acid reflux).

Claimed conditions

{"condition_name":"Hypertension","diagnosis_date":null,"service_connection_theory":"direct"}, {"condition_name":"Kidney Disease","diagnosis_date":null,"service_connection_theory":"secondary"}, {"condition_name":"Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease","diagnosis_date":null,"service_connection_theory":"presumptive (Agent Orange)"}, {"condition_name":"Gastrointestinal Disorder (Acid Reflux)","diagnosis_date":null,"service_connection_theory":"direct"}

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

October 29, 2019

Citation

19181516