Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for hypertension, residuals of right PICA stroke, and erectile dysfunction based on the Veteran's initial claim filed on August 6, 2015.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a direct link between the Veteran's in-service Agent Orange exposure and his current hypertension, warranting an earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, residuals of right posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) stroke, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25093128
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