The Board has granted service connection for chronic hypertension and a chronic headache disorder. Service connection is denied for left ear hearing loss disability, chronic tinnitus, and a chronic gastrointestinal disorder to include gastroenteritis and gastritis.
The deciding factor: Service records show the veteran was diagnosed with hypertension during active service and at VA examinations post-service. The Board found no evidence of chronic residuals from his in-service episodes of gastroenteritis or any other condition that would warrant service connection for those issues.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic hypertension, chronic headache disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- July 13, 2004
- Citation
- 0418605
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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.
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