GrantedPACT Act
The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2, hypertension, and Parkinson's disease under the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxins Act of 2022 (PACT Act) due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service in Korea.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran served 'in or near' the DMZ as that term is used in the relevant statute and regulations, and all conditions are presumptively associated with such exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus type 2, hypertension, Parkinson's disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25094482
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