The veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was granted. Claims for other disabilities were denied or remanded.

The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's hypertension is related to his exposure to herbicide agents during service.

Claimed conditions

hypertension, right hand disability, left hand disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, bilateral feet disability, cervical spine disability, low back disability

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

Agent Orange / herbicides

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

January 10, 2025

Citation

A25002286

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