Partly grantedPACT Act
The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 19, 2023 for the award of service connection for actinic keratosis and remanded a claim for a compensable initial rating.
The deciding factor: The PACT Act extended the presumption of herbicide agent exposure to veterans who performed service in Thailand during the Vietnam-era, allowing for direct service connection based on a positive nexus opinion from a VA examiner.
- Claimed conditions
- actinic keratosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25094513
Want to see how appeals like this one tend to go? Appeals like mine
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.