The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability and granted it as secondary to his service-connected right knee disability. The Veteran's hypertension was also found to be related to in-service onset.,Service connection is established for a back disability due to its relationship with the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability, and for hypertension which began during active military service.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that new evidence submitted by the Veteran raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claim for secondary service connection for a back disability. The medical opinions provided support this finding.,Service connection was granted for hypertension as it is considered to have been incurred during active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Back Disability, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2010
- Citation
- 1021095
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