The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertensive vascular disease, finding that it is not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: Hypertensive vascular disease was found not to be caused by or aggravated by the service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertensive Vascular Disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0608924
What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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The Veteran's hypertensive vascular disease has been rated at 10 percent since December 7, 1996. The Board found that the Veteran's systolic and diastolic blood pressures have not consistently met the criteria for a higher rating.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for hepatitis C and hypertensive vascular disease have been dismissed. The appeal for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding whether the Veteran's hypertensive vascular disease was aggravated by service. The claim will be returned for further examination and analysis.
- Denied
The veteran's hypertension, which has been service-connected since February 27, 1992, did not meet the criteria for a rating greater than 10 percent from August 19, 2003 to the present.
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