The veteran's claims for service connection for chronic hypertension, a chronic heart disorder, and chronic cold injury residuals were denied as there was no evidence of these conditions during or after active service.
The deciding factor: There is no objective medical evidence showing the presence of these conditions during or following the veteran's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Hypertension, Chronic Heart Disorder, Chronic Right Forearm Disorder, Chronic Cold Injury Residuals
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2008
- Citation
- 0830818
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and a chronic heart disorder are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development of records.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found no evidence of current diagnoses or etiological links between the veteran's claimed conditions and his active service, leading to a denial of all claims.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD, peripheral neuropathy, and hypertension secondary to diabetes mellitus. The RO must verify any in-service stressors claimed by the veteran, conduct further unit research if possible, obtain VA examination reports addressing the nature and likely etiology of the claimed conditions, and ensure all relevant records are associated with the claims file.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic hypertension is etiologically related to his service-connected Type II diabetes mellitus and grants service connection for this condition.
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