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
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 772 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lung cancer, hypertension (claimed as high blood pressure), and supraventricular tachycardia with atherosclerosis (claimed as heart problems) due to insufficient evidence linking these conditions to active-duty service.
- Denied
The Veteran's service connection claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, hypertension (claimed as high blood pressure), chronic bronchitis to include respiratory complaints and shortness of breath, and chronic sinusitis have all been denied.,Service connection was not granted for any of the conditions due to lack of evidence showing a current disability or a link between the condition and service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to incomplete verification of his Reserve service and inadequate medical opinions regarding his hypertension and hypertensive heart disease. The RO is instructed to verify all periods of active duty, obtain TERA medical opinions if necessary, and schedule the Veteran for a psychiatric examination.
- 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.
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