The Veteran's hypertension is not related to his active service or presumed herbicide exposure. The Board has remanded the issues of psoriasis and osteopenia for further development.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no medical nexus between the Veteran’s hypertension and his active service, nor did they find a causal relationship with his diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Arterial Hypertension, Psoriasis (also claimed as skin disease), Osteopenia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20081841
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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