Granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension, finding it to be etiologically related to the Veteran's active service, including exposure to environmental hazards while serving in Southwest Asia.
The deciding factor: The July 2024 VA medical opinion weighed in favor of the claim, citing studies linking hypertension and burn pit emissions.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25099773
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