The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of hypertensive vascular disease or hypertension related to service, and specifically finds that these conditions are secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. As such, the claims for service connection are denied.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence shows that the veteran's diagnosed conditions are due to his service-connected diabetes mellitus rather than being directly related to service or a separate incident of service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"conditionName":"Hypertensive Vascular Disease (claimed as Heart Condition)","diagnosisDate":null,"relatedCondition":"Diabetes Mellitus"}, {"conditionName":"Hypertension","diagnosisDate":null,"relatedCondition":"Diabetes Mellitus"}
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2005
- Citation
- 0500427
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What this means for you
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