The Board granted an effective date of December 5, 2016, for the award of service connection for high blood pressure and aphonia with hemorrhagic stroke.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a finding that the Veteran's high blood pressure was related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents, and that his aphonia with hemorrhagic stroke was proximately due to his high blood pressure.
- Claimed conditions
- High blood pressure, Aphonia with hemorrhagic stroke
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24072821
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
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