GrantedPACT Act
The Board granted an effective date of August 18, 2024, for the award of service connection for hypertension due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's diagnosis of hypertension predates the PACT Act's effective date, allowing for a one-year retroactive benefit period under VA regulations.
- 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 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25100308
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