The Board has denied service connection for left and right knee disabilities and a skin rash under the arms. Service connection for hypertension is granted based on the PACT Act of 2022, but the issue remains remanded as it pertains to a period prior to the PACT Act's effective date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during service in Vietnam and has been diagnosed with hypertension. As such, he is presumed to have been exposed to herbicides and his claim for hypertension is granted under the provisions of the PACT Act.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Disability, Right Knee Disability, Skin Rash (underarms), Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2024
- Citation
- 24009187
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- Denied
The Veteran's left knee disability is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds no evidence of clear and unmistakable error in assigning an effective date of June 19, 2002.
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