The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between his current condition and his military service.
The deciding factor: The August 2024 VA opinion concluded that the Veteran's hypertension was less likely than not caused by in-service toxic exposures, citing known risk factors such as age, race, family history, obesity, lack of exercise, tobacco use, salt intake, potassium levels, alcohol consumption, stress, and chronic conditions like kidney disease and diabetes.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25097799
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