Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, prior to the passage of the PACT Act, as there was no evidence that the condition was incurred in or aggravated during active military service.
The deciding factor: The persuasive weight of the evidence is against a finding that the Veteran's hypertension was incurred in service, manifested to a compensable degree within the applicable time limits for chronic diseases, or is secondary to a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2025
- Citation
- 25003751
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