The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for arterial hypertension, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and his military service or any service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided by VA did not establish a link between the Veteran's herbicide agent exposure and his hypertension, nor could they support a link to malaria. The Board also found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause or aggravate his hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- Arterial Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19136611
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What this means for you
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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).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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