Partly grantedPACT Act
The Board granted service connection for hypertension effective August 10, 2022, based on the Veteran's presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The PACT Act added hypertension as a presumptive condition associated with herbicide exposure, and the Veteran was diagnosed with hypertension after serving in Vietnam.
- 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 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091328
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