DismissedPACT Act
The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for hypertension because it lacks jurisdiction to decide this issue outside of the PACT Act.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded it does not have subject matter jurisdiction to decide the issue of service connection for hypertension on bases other than the PACT Act.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25000679
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