Partly grantedPACT Act
The Board granted service connection for hypertension, left foot neuropathy, and right foot neuropathy. The back condition was remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection for hypertension was granted based on a direct link to herbicide exposure, while the foot neuropathies were granted as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, left foot neuropathy, right foot neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2025
- Citation
- 25003505
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