The Veteran's claim for presumptive service connection for hypertension is granted, while the claims for service connection for a cardiovascular disease and shortness of breath are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board grants service connection for hypertension based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service in Vietnam. The other claims require further development.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension, Cardiovascular disease, to include cardiomyopathy, bradyarrhythmia, cardiomegaly, and hypertensive heart disease, Shortness of breath
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25053524
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.
What you can do next
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