The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension and kidney disease are not service-connected, as there is no competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service. The knee disability claim was also denied due to a lack of medical evidence showing a nexus between any incident of service and the current condition.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient competent medical evidence to establish a link between the veteran's hypertension, kidney disease, or bilateral knee disability and his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, kidney disease, bilateral knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0605035
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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The Board granted an effective date of October 21, 2021, for the grant of service connection for hypertension.
- Dismissed
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and related disabilities, urinary incontinence, sleep apnea, hypertension, varicose veins, lumbar spine disability, hip arthritis, shoulder arthritis, ankle arthritis, knee strain, knee replacement, and hand arthritis. The only condition granted was a 10 percent rating for a fracture of the right proximal first metacarpal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection claim for a bilateral knee disability to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, including scheduling an additional VA examination.
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