The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against finding that hypertension had its onset in service or is related to any incident of service.,The Board also finds that the presumptions found at 38 C.F.R. �� 3.307, 3.309 do not apply.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of hypertension during service and the length of time between separation from service and first diagnosis makes it unlikely to be related.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Hypertension","diagnosis_date":null,"service_connection_theory":"direct"}, {"condition_name":"Residuals of a shell fragment wound to the right knee","diagnosis_date":null,"service_connection_theory":"secondary"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2006
- Citation
- 0613091
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