The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, but denied the other claims due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to active duty.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on a diagnosis of essential vascular hypertension in September 1976 during active duty. The other conditions were not supported by sufficient medical evidence connecting them to service.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, heart disease (ischemic heart disease), stomach disorder (ulcer), gallbladder disorder, depression
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- September 3, 2002
- Citation
- 0211233
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
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- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 21, 2021, for the grant of service connection for hypertension.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma but denied it for hypertension.
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