The Board denied service connection for hypertension and low back disorder, finding no evidence of onset or causation in service. The claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee instability from June 27, 2011, to September 1, 2016, was also denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension and low back disorder did not have onset or causation related to service. The evidence did not show continuity of symptoms since service, nor did it establish a link between current conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension (HTN), Low back disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2022
- Citation
- 22066982
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for hypertension, as it is related to his service-connected major depressive disorder. The VA examiner's opinion was inadequate and less probative due to its failure to provide a direct service connection opinion or an aggravation opinion regarding the Veteran's hypertension.
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