The Board has granted service connection for hypertension effective January 14, 2022. The Veteran's hypertension is presumed to be related to his active service due to exposure to herbicide agents during service in the Republic of Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine determined that there is enough epidemiologic evidence to conclude that there is a positive association between hypertension and exposure to herbicide agents, including Agent Orange. The Board found it at least as likely as not that the Veteran's hypertension is causally related to active service prior to August 10, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 7, 2023
- Citation
- A23035097
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Granted
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