The veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was granted based on the PACT Act. All other claims were either dismissed, denied, or remanded.

The deciding factor: The decision was based on the presumptive service connection for hypertension under the PACT Act and the lack of evidence for other conditions.

Claimed conditions

bilateral foot disability, arthritis (skeletal arthritis entire joint system), hypertension, bilateral lung disability, bilateral eye condition (sensitive to light and pressure), erectile dysfunction (ED), back disability, to include arthritis, right hip disability, left hip disability, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right knee disability, to include arthritis

How they argued it

Presumptive (no nexus needed)

Exposure basis

Agent Orange / herbicides

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

January 17, 2025

Citation

A25004604

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