DeniedPACT Act
The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date and a higher disability rating for hypertension. The effective date remains August 10, 2022, and the disability rating is 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not have any claims for service connection for hypertension prior to August 10, 2022, and the blood pressure readings did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25005716
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