Granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension, presumptively due to the Veteran's exposure to herbicides during his service in the territorial waters of Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The evidence was sufficient to infer that the Veteran served on a ship that docked in Vietnam, triggering the presumption of exposure to herbicides and resulting in service connection for hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108274
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