The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral knee arthritis, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability related to his right ankle condition. The Board also found that hypertension was not shown to be related to service.,The Board granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, noting that it had been diagnosed and treated since 2002, which predates his separation from service in 1991.

The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a current bilateral knee condition related to the right ankle disability or any other etiology. The Veteran's hypertension was first diagnosed in 2002 and has been treated since then, predating his separation from service.,The Board found that there were no serial blood pressure readings meeting VA criteria for hypertension during service, and thus could not establish a connection to service.

Claimed conditions

{"condition_name":"bilateral knee arthritis","relationship_to_service":"secondary"}, {"condition_name":"hypertension","relationship_to_service":"presumptive (due to service)"}

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

August 7, 2019

Citation

19161076

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