The Board granted service connection for orthostatic hypotension, finding a causal relationship to the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The July 2021 private medical report and the Veteran's credible statements supported the claim, while no credible evidence was found against it.
- Claimed conditions
- orthostatic hypotension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25045713
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for orthostatic hypotension as there were no current symptoms of the condition on examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic renal disease, diabetic retinopathy, kidney transplant, and orthostatic hypotension to schedule VA examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for obstructive sleep apnea, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, and orthostatic hypotension to obtain new VA medical opinions addressing their relationship to service-connected PTSD.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a disability manifested by episodic dizziness due to deficiencies in previous VA medical opinions.
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