The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of service connection for hypertension and a right eye condition secondary to hypertension is granted, with the effective date set to April 24, 2014.

The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's hypertension is causally related to his in-service Agent Orange exposure, and thus the appropriate effective date is the date of receipt of claim or the date entitlement arose, whichever is later.

Claimed conditions

hypertension, right eye condition

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

Agent Orange / herbicides

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

January 21, 2025

Citation

A25004877

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