DeniedPACT Act
The Board denied service connection for hypertension, peripheral artery disease (PAD) of both lower extremities, and hiatal hernia with GERD and esophagitis. The Veteran's claims were based on direct service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence was persuasively against the Veteran's claim for entitlement to service connection for these conditions on a direct basis.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, peripheral artery disease (PAD) of the right lower extremity, peripheral artery disease (PAD) of the left lower extremity, hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and esophagitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25004330
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