GrantedPACT Act
The veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension due to herbicide exposure during service in Vietnam is granted.
The deciding factor: The PACT Act added hypertension to the list of diseases presumptively related to herbicide exposure, and the veteran has a current diagnosis of hypertension.
- 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 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25008091
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