Remanded (sent back)PACT Act
The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension, to include due to herbicide agent exposure, as it failed to develop the Veteran's reported exposures and any other exposures related to his duties as an Air Freight Specialist.
The deciding factor: The AOJ did not adequately develop the Veteran's claims of herbicide exposure, including through his MOS and specific incidents during service, necessitating a remand for further development and consideration under the PACT Act.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090128
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