Denied
The Board denied service connection for hypertension, finding that the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of hypertension during active service or a relationship between hypertension and active service or diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided indicated that the Veteran's hypertension was less likely than not caused by his in-service conditions or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and there was no evidence to support a direct link between his hypertension and active service.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25012467
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