GrantedPACT Act
The veteran's effective date for service connection of hypertension is granted as August 10, 2022, due to the PACT Act.
The deciding factor: The earliest possible effective date for hypertension under the PACT Act is August 10, 2022.
- 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
- A25005945
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