The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and an increased rating for bronchial asthma were denied. The Board found that there was no evidence of a direct relationship between the Veteran's hypertension and his service-connected bronchial asthma, nor did he provide any medical evidence to support this claim. For the hypertension claim, the failure to report for VA examinations is considered a basis for denial. For the increased rating claim, the Veteran failed to appear for VA examinations scheduled in connection with his reopened claim of service connection for hypertension.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's hypertension was not shown to be related to his bronchial asthma or any other service-connected disability, and he did not provide sufficient medical evidence to support this relationship. The failure to report for the required VA examinations is considered a basis for denial of these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, bronchial asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 3, 2015
- Citation
- 1537855
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