Granted
The Board granted an effective date of November 15, 2022 for the award of service connection for aortic aneurysm as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's aortic aneurysm existed prior to November 2022 and was due to his hypertension, which was granted service connection with an effective date of November 15, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- aortic aneurysm
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25097126
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