Granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension, finding a direct relationship between the Veteran's condition and his participation in a toxic exposure risk activity during active duty.
The deciding factor: The positive medical opinion from Dr. K., MD, supported by the Veteran's history of TERA participation, outweighed the negative VA examination opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25018306
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