The veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been denied. The Board finds no new evidence that would support reopening the claim of service connection for hypertension.

The deciding factor: No new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for hypertension.

Claimed conditions

{"condition_name":"Right wrist disability","status":"Not currently diagnosed"}, {"condition_name":"Gastroenteritis","status":"No current diagnosis"}, {"condition_name":"Deviated nasal septum","status":"Detected after service, no evidence of relation to service"}, {"condition_name":"Left knee medial meniscus tear with degenerative joint disease","status":"Currently manifested by pain and mild degenerative arthritis without instability or subluxation"}, {"condition_name":"Cervical spine degenerative joint disease","status":"Manifested by complaints of pain, some limitation in motion, tenderness along the spinous process, and X-ray findings of degenerative joint disease"}, {"condition_name":"Scotoma of the right eye with macular pigmentary degeneration","status":"Corrected visual acuity of 20/30 at worst, visual field average concentric contraction of 55.3 degrees"}, {"condition_name":"Scotoma of the left eye with macular pigmentary degeneration","status":"Corrected visual acuity of 20/60 at worst, visual field average concentric contraction of 55.1 degrees"}, {"condition_name":"Sarcoidosis","status":"Currently asymptomatic, no clinical findings or treatment for sarcoidosis"}

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

August 14, 2006

Citation

0624551

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