Denied
The Board denied service connection for hypertension, headaches, bilateral cataracts, and left hand osteoarthritis as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.
The deciding factor: The persuasive evidence failed to show that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during service, and there was no evidence of onset or manifestation of the claimed conditions within one year of discharge or otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension (HTN), Headaches, Bilateral Cataracts, Left Hand Osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25009977
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