The appeal for service connection for hypertension is dismissed as it was already before the Board and remanded in a previous decision.
The deciding factor: The claim is dismissed because it is moot under this docket, having been previously addressed and remanded.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension (claimed as high blood pressure)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25025104
What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, and insomnia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, while remanding the claims for skin cancer, hypertension, sleep apnea, and bilateral hip conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer based on the presumption of service connection for certain diseases associated with exposure to burn pits and other toxins. The claim for hypertension was remanded due to an inadequate etiology opinion.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed as the proposed severance and reduction of evaluations were not final decisions.
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