GrantedPACT Act
The Board granted service connection for hypertension on a direct basis as due to herbicide agent exposure, effective from August 10, 2022.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran's hypertension was causally and etiologically related to his herbicide agent exposure in service in Vietnam, supported by the 2018 NAS Update and a July 2023 VA medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 21, 2025
- Citation
- 25003869
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