GrantedPACT Act
The Board granted service connection for hypertension on a facts-found basis, related to the Veteran's in-service exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: The Board found credible evidence of in-service exposure and a positive medical nexus opinion connecting the Veteran's hypertension to his service.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- 25002526
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