DismissedPACT Act
The claim for an earlier effective date prior to August 10, 2022 for the grant of service connection for hypertension was dismissed as it has been granted and rendered moot.
The deciding factor: The effective date is legally precluded based on the Veteran's intent to file a claim received on December 18, 2015.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25016268
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