The Veteran's hypertension is granted as presumed due to herbicide exposure.,Service connection for chronic constipation and a skin rash are denied. The Board found the evidence does not support a link between these conditions and service or any service-connected disabilities.,Bilateral hearing loss was denied, with no effective date provided.,The Veteran's hypertension is granted as presumed due to herbicide exposure under the PACT Act.
The deciding factor: Veteran's hypertension is presumed due to herbicide exposure and service connection is granted.,No direct or secondary service connection can be established for chronic constipation, skin rash, or bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's conditions are not linked to his service or any service-connected disabilities.,Bilateral hearing loss was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability within one year post-service.,Veteran's hypertension granted under the PACT Act effective from the date of enactment.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, chronic constipation, skin rash, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2022
- Citation
- 22060038
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