The Veteran's hypertension and esophageal condition were not incurred during service, are not related to any in-service event or injury, did not manifest within one year of service discharge, and are not secondary to a service-connected diabetes.,The Veteran’s current diagnoses of hypertension and GERD do not meet the criteria for service connection as they were not shown to be present during his period of active duty.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the Veteran's hypertension or esophageal condition was incurred in service, is related to any in-service event or injury, and did not manifest within one year of separation from service. The Board also found no evidence of secondary service connection due to diabetes.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Hypertension","diagnosis_date":null,"service_connection_theory":"direct"}, {"condition_name":"Esophageal condition, to include GERD","diagnosis_date":null,"service_connection_theory":"direct"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20001262
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