The Board denied service connection for high blood pressure and rhabdomyolysis, but remanded claims for swelling in feet and ankles to be further evaluated.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of the claimed conditions close in proximity to or during the pendency of the claim. For the swelling issues, an examination was needed as there were indications that it may have been related to rhabdomyolysis.
- Claimed conditions
- High blood pressure, Rhabdomyolysis, Swelling in feet (secondary to rhabdomyolysis), Swelling in ankles (secondary to rhabdomyolysis)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25019927
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Decisions by this judge: 882 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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