GrantedPACT Act
The Board granted service connection for hypertension on a direct basis due to the Veteran's in-service exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: The May 2024 VA opinion and the 2018 NAS Report established a direct nexus between the Veteran's hypertension and his herbicide agent exposure in service.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- 25001860
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