The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability is granted a total evaluation, effective from June 29, 2016.,A 60 percent evaluation for seizure disorder is granted, effective from June 29, 2016.
The deciding factor: Service connection for hypertension was granted on a presumptive basis under the PACT Act (Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Traumatic Brain Injury and Mental Health Care), which took effect August 10, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disability, Seizure Disorder, Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- October 8, 2024
- Citation
- A24064164
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Decisions by this judge: 869 · Granted: 44% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim of service connection for hypertension, finding that it did not manifest during service and is not causally related to the Veteran's exposure to herbicides or service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and active duty service or herbicide exposure.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for hypertension and has remanded the issue of an increased rating for skin condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for vertigo and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Veteran's hearing loss is not rated higher than 10 percent.
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