The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a compensable rating for hypertension, finding that the evidence did not support entitlement to these benefits.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the fact that the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was finally adjudicated in July 2025 under the PACT Act, which added hypertension as an Agent Orange presumptive condition. The Board found no evidence of diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more, or systolic pressure predominantly 160 or more.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25095333
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