The Board found no competent medical evidence of a current low blood pressure disability resulting from VA treatment in December 2000, and thus denied the veteran's claim.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing that the veteran currently suffers from hypotension or any other current disability related to the December 2000 VA treatment. The preponderance of the evidence indicates that the veteran had a history of hypertension prior to and after this incident, with subsequent treatment for hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- hypotension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0629220
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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
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