Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 15, 2019, for the award of service connection for hypertension and hypertensive encephalopathy as secondary to hypertension.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on direct exposure to herbicide agents during service in Vietnam, which is supported by a study from the National Academy of Sciences.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, hypertensive encephalopathy (claimed as stroke)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25085854
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