GrantedPACT Act
The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of hypertension was granted, with the effective date set to March 14, 2019.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension is directly connected to his herbicide agent exposure during service in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25001900
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