The Veteran's gynecomastia is not service connected as it did not manifest in service and there is no evidence of a nexus between the current condition and his military service. The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against this claim.,Regarding hypertension, the VA examiner concluded that there was no secondary service connection based on PTSD. However, another VA physician provided an opinion linking PTSD to hypertension. The Board sought clarification from VHA regarding whether there is a relationship between PTSD and hypertension in the Veteran's case.
The deciding factor: The medical literature does not provide clear evidence of a causal link between PTSD and hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- gynecomastia, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2012
- Citation
- 1236431
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