GrantedPACT Act
The Board granted service connection for hypertension and a heart condition, to include ischemic heart disease, due to herbicide exposure based on the Veteran's service in Guam.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the Veteran was exposed to herbicides during his service in Guam, which is now covered under the PACT Act. The Board finds that both conditions are related to this exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, ischemic heart disease, to include a heart condition
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25097042
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