The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by his active service, nor is it related to any service-connected disability. The arthritis claim was also denied as there is no evidence of arthritis during service and none has been clinically confirmed. Degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine was granted based on its relationship to combat service.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor related to any service-connected disability, including PTSD, diabetes mellitus, or coronary artery disease.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, arthritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2012
- Citation
- 1232726
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