Partly grantedPACT Act
The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 9, 2017 for the service connection for heart condition and denied an earlier effective date than August 10, 2022 for hypertension under the PACT Act.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the continuous pursuit of the claim since June 9, 2017, and the application of the PACT Act for hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, heart block, and cardiomyopathy (heart condition), hypertension
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25099942
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