The Veteran's claim for service connection for a brain aneurysm and hypertension is denied. However, the Veteran's claim for hypertension is granted on a presumptive basis due to exposure in Vietnam under the PACT Act.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has been diagnosed with hypertension that is within good control with medication and presumed to be related to service due to his exposure in Vietnam under the PACT Act. The brain aneurysm claim was denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between service and the condition.
- Claimed conditions
- brain aneurysm, transient ischemic attack, deep venous thrombosis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2023
- Citation
- A23037578
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