Remanded (sent back)PACT Act
The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's hypertension is related to his service, including exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: The record does not contain any medical opinion considering whether the Veteran's hypertension is directly related to his verified exposure to herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25011696
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