The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service-connected due to exposure to herbicide agents during his Vietnam service.,His left forearm, shoulder, and back disabilities are not found to be related to his military service.
The deciding factor: Hypertension was determined to be directly related to the Veteran's in-service exposure to herbicide agents based on a National Academy of Sciences (NAS) report.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension, Left Forearm Disability, Left Shoulder Disability, Back Disability, Psychiatric Disability (Other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder with sedative use disorder, alcohol use disorder, and mild neurocognitive disorder due to Parkinson's disease)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 29, 2022
- Citation
- 22043213
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim of service connection for hypertension, finding that it did not manifest during service and is not causally related to the Veteran's exposure to herbicides or service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and active duty service or herbicide exposure.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for hypertension and has remanded the issue of an increased rating for skin condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claims for service connection for right and left shoulder disabilities are remanded. The claim for sleep disorder (claimed as sleep apnea) remains denied.
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