Service connection for a heart disorder, to include hypertension and supraventricular arrhythmia is granted pursuant to the PACT Act. Service connection for asthma, to include as due to herbicide exposure, is remanded. Service connection for a heart disorder, to include hypertension and supraventricular arrhythmia on a basis other than as pursuant to the PACT Act, is also remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's currently diagnosed hypertension is presumed to be related to his military service due to exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam. The heart disorder is presumed to have been caused by his acknowledged herbicide exposure and his history of alcohol use.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disorder (including hypertension and supraventricular arrhythmia), asthma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 14, 2023
- Citation
- 23051007
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