GrantedPACT Act
The Board granted service connection for heart condition, hypertension, and residuals prostate cancer on a presumptive basis due to herbicide exposure under the PACT Act.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's conditions are presumed to be related to herbicide exposure based on his service in Vietnam during the relevant period.
- Claimed conditions
- heart condition, hypertension, residuals prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25110822
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