GrantedPACT Act
The Board granted service connection for hypertension on a direct basis prior to August 10, 2022, based on in-service exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion concluded that the Veteran's hypertension was causally related to his in-service herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2025
- Citation
- 25001970
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