The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection of diverticular disease as aggravated by his service-connected hypertension.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence to support a relationship between the veteran's service-connected hypertension and his diverticular disease, nor did it aggravate the veteran's diverticular disease or bleeding.
- Claimed conditions
- diverticular disease
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2003
- Citation
- 0320260
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- Remanded (sent back)
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