The Board granted service connection for hypertension and bilateral retinopathy as secondary to hypertension pursuant to the PACT Act, while remanding other claims for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence was sufficient to establish a link between the Veteran's skin rash, arthritis of the right wrist, and neuropathy and erectile dysfunction to their in-service exposure or service-connected conditions, but not for other disabilities. The hypertension claim was granted under the PACT Act due to its presumptive association with herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- skin rash, arthritis of the right wrist, arthritis of the left wrist, neuropathy of the right upper extremity, neuropathy of the left upper extremity, neuropathy of the right lower extremity, neuropathy of the left lower extremity, erectile dysfunction, bilateral foot disability, benign prostatic hypertrophy, hypertension, bilateral retinopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2025
- Citation
- 25007046
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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