Granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder.
The deciding factor: The March 2023 private opinion provided a 50 percent/50 percent probability that the Veteran's current hypertension condition was secondary to, related to, and/or aggravated by service-connected depression, supported by medical research and clinical experience.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25099982
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