The Veteran's heart disability and HTN are granted as they are presumed to be caused by herbicide exposure in Vietnam.,ED is granted as it is causally related to the service-connected HTN.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is remanded due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's heart disability and HTN are presumed to be caused by herbicide exposure in Vietnam.,ED is causally related to the service-connected HTN.,Insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart disability, HTN (Hypertension), ED (Erectile Dysfunction), Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2026
- Citation
- A26014973
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