The Board granted service connection for hypertension under the PACT Act, denied service connection for sleep disturbances, and granted a 40 percent rating for prostatitis. The claim for a skin disability was remanded.

The deciding factor: The evidence supported the grant of service connection for hypertension due to herbicide exposure, but not for sleep disturbances as they were already encompassed by the Veteran's service-connected prostatitis. Prostatitis warranted a 40 percent rating based on nighttime awakenings.

Claimed conditions

hypertension, sleep disturbances, prostatitis

How they argued it

Presumptive (no nexus needed)

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

40%

Decision date

February 24, 2025

Citation

A25016189

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