DeniedPACT Act
The veteran's request for an earlier effective date for hypertension service connection was denied. The earliest effective date under the PACT Act is August 10, 2022.
The deciding factor: The effective date for claims granted pursuant to the PACT Act cannot be prior to August 10, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25002347
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